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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT National Green Export Review of the Republic of Moldova: Walnuts, honey and cereals REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Photos credit: ©Fotolia.com Photos credit: © 2018, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development This work is available open access by complying with the Creative Commons licence created for intergovernmental organizations, available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States. The designation employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. This document has not been formally edited. UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2018/6 WALNUTS, HONEY AND CEREALS iii Contents Figures ....................................................................................................................................................iv Tables .....................................................................................................................................................iv Abbreviations ...........................................................................................................................................v Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ............................................................... vi I: Organic agriculture – overall trends and legal framework in the Republic of Moldova ............................ 9 II: Export trends and support policies .................................................................................................... 13 III: Existing support programs ................................................................................................................ 15 CHAPTER 1: THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA’S WALNUT SECTOR ..................................... 1 1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Global trends in walnut production and trade ................................................................................. 2 1.3. Current status and performance of the Republic of Moldova’s walnut sector .................................. 5 1.4. Brief overview of stakeholders and the value chain in the walnut sector .......................................... 7 1.5. Potentials of market diversification, upgrading the value chain and generating added value in the Moldovan walnut sector ............................................................................................ 8 1.6. SWOT analysis for the walnut sector ............................................................................................ 10 1.7. National Action Plan for the walnut sector .................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2: THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA’S HONEY SECTOR ...................................... 13 2.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 13 2.2. Current status and performance of the Republic of Moldova’s honey sector ................................. 14 2.3. Brief overview of stakeholders and the value chain in the honey sector ......................................... 15 2.4. Potentials of market diversification and upgrading the value chain in the Moldovan honey sector . 15 2.5. SWOT analysis for the honey sector ............................................................................................. 18 2.6. National Action Plan for the honey sector ..................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 3: THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA’S CEREAL SECTOR ..................................... 20 3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2. Global trends and market characteristics for cereals products ...................................................... 20 3.3. Current status and performance of the Republic of Moldova’s cereal and grains sector ................ 23 3.3. Brief overview of stakeholders and the value chain in the cereals and grains sector ...................... 25 3.4. Potentials of market diversification, upgrading the value chain and generating added value in the cereals and grains sector ......................................................................................... 26 3.5. SWOT analysis for the cereals sector ........................................................................................... 27 3.6 National Action Plan for the cereal sector ..................................................................................... 28 CHAPTER 4: POSSIBLE INTER-LINKAGES AMONG THE THREE SECTORS AND THE TOURISM SECTOR ............................................................................................. 29 CHAPTER 5: RESULTS FROM THE SECOND NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP ....... 30 References ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Annexes ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Notes .................................................................................................................................................... 35 iv NATIONAL GREEN EXPORT REVIEW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: List of figures Figure 1. Area registered as organic agriculture in the Republic of Moldova, 2003–2017 ................................ x Figure 2. Number of economic agents registered in organic agriculture in the Republic of Moldova, 2003–2017 ................................................................................................xi Figure 3. Regional export trends for goods from the Republic of Moldova .................................................... xii Figure 4. World walnut production, 2007-2017 .............................................................................................. 1 Figure 5. World walnut exports, 2016–2017 ................................................................................................... 2 Figure 6. Top 12 world importers of walnuts, 2016, cumulatively in-shell and shelled. .................................... 3 Figure 7. Overall exports of Moldovan shelled walnuts 1994–2016 ................................................................. 5 Figure 8. Exports of shelled walnuts to the European Union 28+, 2008–2017 ................................................ 6 Figure 9. Top 9 export destinations for walnut kernels from the Republic of Moldova, 2007–2016 .................. 6 Figure 10. Evolution of the number of bee families in the Republic of Moldova, 2007–2017 .......................... 13 Figure 11. Evolution of overall exports of Moldovan honey, 2009–2016 .......................................................... 14 Figure 12. Top 10 destinations for export of Moldovan honey, 2016 ............................................................... 15 Figure 13. Global production, consumption and exports of cereals, 2012–2016 ........................................... 20 Figure 14. European Union import of cereals (wheat, maize and barley) from developing countries and intra-European Union ......................................................................................... 21 Figure 15. Main suppliers of cereals from developing countries to the European Union .................................. 22 Figure 16. Size of land area cultivated with wheat, maize and barley, 2012–2016 ........................................... 23 Figure 17. The Republic of Moldova’s total exports of cereals, 2012–2016 .................................................... 24 Figure 18. European Union import of wheat, maize and barley from the Republic of Moldova, 2012–2015 ..... 24 List of tables Table 1. Amount of subsidies in organic agriculture available under the National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy, 2014-2020 ..............................................................................xi Table 2. Production of walnuts by countries, 2012-2017, tonnes (kernel basis) ............................................. 2 Table 3. Estimated world walnut consumption, 2012–2017 .......................................................................... 4 Table 4. Key figures of the European supply and demandof walnuts 2016 ................................................... 4 Table 5. European Union-28 imports of walnuts by origin,in-shell basis, tonnes ............................................ 4 Table 6. Major countries-producers: production, export and import, as of 2016–2017 season .................... 20 Table 7. European Union total grains supply and demand, 2008–2017 (millions of tonnes) ......................... 21 Table 8. Cereal production in the Republic of Moldova, 2012–2016. Forecast 2017 ................................... 23 Table 9. The