The involvement of women in agribusinesses brings benefits to the economy, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Iurie Usurelu said in the national forum of associations of female agricultural entrepreneurs held on May 5, IPN reports. The deputy minister noted that the women entrepreneurs showed by many examples how a business should be managed in Moldova. The activities that involve women produce good results. In this connection, Usurelu called on the women to more actively become involved in businesses and to occupy the free niches.
“In the agricultural sector, we have rather interesting projects: beekeeping, animal breeding, growing of different crops. Regrettably, the available funds are not accessed. It is possible to do business in the Republic of Moldova. All the financing will be yet reduced to zero if there is no courage, determination and wish on your part to do something for our country,” stated Iurie Usurelu.
Vasilina Shishina, who grows vegetables in Cobusca Veche village of Anenii Noi district, said the women who start businesses cope well, but they encounter difficulties when physical effort is needed. “Our people do not really want to work in agriculture. Maybe because agriculture in our country is a difficult sector, where hard work is needed. A woman entrepreneur should have a good team and then her business will not differ from a business run by a man,” she stated.
“We face many difficulties in agriculture today, but we should cope with them. We are in a period of permanent, very dynamic changes and we must accept and deal with these challenges,” executive director of the National Farmers Federation “Agroinform” Aurelia Bondari said in the event
The national forum of associations of female agricultural entrepreneurs involved almost 100 women from both sides of the Nistru River.
