The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) is collaborating with researchers on initiatives such as crop zoning to help farmers adapt their crops to the specific conditions of each region. Additionally, the ministry is working on the Strategic Agricultural Policy Program and developing solutions to provide farmers with access to advantageous financial resources. These clarifications come in response to statements made by Alexandr Slusari, who argued that MAIA should have long ago developed a special strategy for adapting agriculture to climate change.

Contacted by IPN, Daniela Braga, head of the Media and Communication Service, emphasized that the ministry's priority is to support farmers and develop a modern and competitive agricultural sector through various short- and long-term projects and initiatives.

Regarding claims that MAIA is engaged in "utopian and completely useless projects such as agricultural chambers," Braga clarified that this initiative is just one of many projects and is designed with a long-term vision rather than immediate effects. "The implementation of agricultural chambers is a gradual process, and they are planned to become operational by 2026," she stated.

According to Braga, these structures are not about the Ministry of Agriculture but about the farmers themselves, as they are meant to function for their benefit. The ministry's role is to provide initial support to help establish these structures, but farmers will be the ones to manage them entirely.

In parallel, the ministry is actively working on projects that are regularly discussed, including the rehabilitation of centralized irrigation systems. Three major projects are underway in different regions of the country, the first of which is in Stefan Voda, with an investment of $8.4 million, and it has already entered the execution phase.

"It is true that such investments are costly and take time because we are talking about systems that have been degraded over the years," Braga explained.