Sixteen agricultural producers of Moldova implement international safety standards in 2024

Chisinau, 16 December /MOLDPRES/ - The Rural Competitiveness and Resilience Activity in Moldova Project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2024 has provided assistance to 25 companies from the agricultural sector, backing them in the process of implementation of the requirements of quality and food safety. Sixteen of them managed to align with the requirements of GLOBALG.A.P. and GRASP, getting the certification which proves their conformity.  
The adaptation to the international quality and safety standards, based on the observance of the good agricultural practices, facilitate the access of Moldovan fruits to the European Union’s market.   
 „I congratulate the fruits producers who had courage and implemented these standards, for the fact that they understood their need and usefulness. In the last years, we have had good results at the export of fruits, and behind this success, there is much work on behalf of producers who observe the quality requirements. As a result of the implementation of the implementation of GLOBALG.A.P./GRASP, we will have in the country more sustainable companies, efficient management at enterprises and access to export market,’’ said Adrian Digolean, state secretary at the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry, who attended the event on the handing of certificates.      
The GLOBALG.A.P. standard has been implemented in Moldova since 2006.