Awards for organic farming given in Chisinau

Chisinau, May 23 / MOLDPRES /- The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) announced today the EcoLocal Awards Gala, organized to appreciate and encourage both artisanal agri-food producers and responsible consumers.

"In our country, organic farming is on an upward trend, but growth is too slow. The Republic of Moldova has an enormous potential for the development of organic agriculture, so we will make every effort to jointly develop this sector. The EcoLocal Farmers Market was developed thanks to a fair concept of marketing organic agri-food products to consumers, which is in fact a platform for cooperation and exchange of experience between producers and consumers that supports environmentally friendly production and marketing practices," relevant minister Viorel Gherciu said.

Honorary diplomas and awards were presented at the event for four categories of winners: Producer of the Year; Consumer of the Year; Volunteer of the Year; Employee of the Year.

"Since its inception and until now, EcoLocal Farmers Market has developed the capacity of local producers for the domestic market, strengthened consumer confidence in organic products, and contributed to increasing demand for local products, which has led to the economic and social development of to the country ", MAIA said.

Organic farming has been restarted since 2016, when the Government of the Republic of Moldova started supporting this sector by providing subsidies. Thus, in 2016-2020, grants amounting to 23.5 million lei (over 1.1 million euros) were granted.

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