Recommendations and a plan of action for improving the national production capacities and quality will be worked out for Moldovan honey, walnuts and grains for these to be exported as value-added products to regional and international markets. These products were selected within the first national workshop of the project for the national assessment of the export of ecological products from the Republic of Moldova, IPN reports, with reference to the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure.

Svetlana Turcanu, head of the Ministry’s SMEs Development Policies Division, said the Republic of Moldova needs “green” development to promote exports and identify new niches on regional and international markets that require ecological products. This way, the export potential and competitiveness of national products and local companies will increase.

The project for the national assessment of the export of ecological products from the Republic of Moldova to the value of US$ 100,000, which is financed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), is implemented between May 2017 and the middle of 2018.

UNCTAD Economic Secretary Robert Hamwey underlined the importance of developing all the identified ecological sectors and reiterated that the goal of the project financed by the UNCTAD is to provide assistance in implementing green economy policies.