The Moldovan students studying winemaking and winegrowing will be able to improve their abilities owing to the financial assistance provided by the Government of the Czech Republic. A relevant memorandum of understanding covering the period until 2017 was signed on April 23, IPN reports.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Ion Sula said the project to the value of €470,000 envisions the optimization of the programs of studies in winegrowing and oenology of the specialized education institutions. Within the project, students and teachers will be able to acquire new general and specialty knowledge within fact-finding visits to the Czech Republic. The state of the equipment and buildings of colleges will be improved, while the strategy for subsequent development will be optimized.

The Czech Republic’s Ambassador in Chisinau Jaromir Kvapil said the good quality of the wine must be ensured so that Moldova could export more wine to the EU. The Czech Republic is the second largest importer of Moldovan wine among the EU member states.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, last year Moldova exported wine to the value of US$7.2 million to the Czech Republic.