Transcript Seminar privind “Asistenţa externă: Utilizarea şi

Seminar “External Assistance: Utilization
and Management of Resources”
Viorel GUŢU, Deputy Minister
of Agriculture and Food Industry
25-26 May 2012
Agriculture
 Contributes
to over 15% to the GDP, including:
• Agriculture - 11,2 %
• Industry sector- 3,8 %
 Labour
force employed in agriculture – 27,4 %;
 Agricultural
 Agricultural
products represent 43% of exported goods;
products reached the value of 22 bln MDL in
2011 (in current prices), having an increase of appr.4,6%
compared to the previous year.
Strategic priorities of MAFI in 2012-2015
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Implementing the food safety reform
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Restructuring and modernization of the wine sector
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Support to the development of a modern market infrastructure
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Implementation of conservative agriculture
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Reformation of the meat and dairy products sector
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Support to the development of production of renewable energy from agriculture
wastes
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Reorganization of existing education and research resources
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Reorganization of agriculture subventions sector, aimed at the modernization
and concentration of production
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Implementation of basic information system for the support of food chain
functioning
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Support to the development of Value-Added Agriculture
External assistance coordination cycle
State
Chancellery
MAFI
Donor
Monitoring and coordination of
external assistance within MAFI
Minister
Deputy ministers
DAMEP
MAFI Subdivisions
MAFI subordinated institutions
Monitoring and coordination of external
assistance jointly with the donor
MAFI Council in the field of external
assistance
Composition: - Minister, coordinator of the Council
- Deputy minister, Deputy head
- secretary of the Council (repres. of
DAMEP)
- heads of MAFI subdivisions
- representatives of donors and international
organizations (WB, EC, IFAD, USAID, FAO, MCA,
SIDA, GIZ, UN/UNDP ş.a.)
- representatives of civil society.
Implementation of external assistance
Other ministries
(MF, ME,
MEnvironment etc.)
MAFI and
subordinated
institutions
DONATORUL
Project/programme
Implementation Unit
Major donors in agro-industrial
sector 2010-2012
WORLD BANK
MCA
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
BEI
IFAD
GIZ
FAO
GOVERNMENT
OF JAPAN
USAID
SIDA
GOVERNMENT
OF ROMANIA
Priority areas
of external assistance 2010-2012
At
beneficiaries
level
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Crediting agricultural producers and rural
entrepreneurs in advantageous conditions
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Facilitating the access of agricultural
producers to modern agriculture technique
and equipment
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Offering information and technical support
to minor agricultural producers in the
process of launching new businesses
Training farmers and rural entrepreneurs
regarding modern agricultural production
techniques
At institutional
level
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At policy
level
Institutional capacity building of the
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Ministry and subordinated institutions
(establishment of the Agency for Payment
and Interventions in Agriculture, preparing
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the documents for the establishment of
Food Safety Agency, Wineyards and Wines
Office etc.)
Equipping and modernization the sanitaryveterinary phytosanitary laboratories
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Harmonization of national lelgislative and
normative acts with the acquis
commaunitaire;
Ensuring the support in drafting agricultura
land rural development policies adapted to
the European Union standards, in the
context of Republic of Moldova’s European
integration aspirations
Preparing human resources for the
negotiations regarding Association
Agreemnt, DCFTA etc.
Major projects and programmes 20102012
I. RURAL INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES PROJECT (RISP –
II)
Financer: Banca Mondială, SIDA
Period: 2006-2012
Total budget: 39 mln USD
General objective: stimulation of accelerated growth of agricultural
sector in the period of post-privatization through improvement of
private new farmers’ and rural enterprises access to the legal statute of
property, knowledge, experience and financing.
Components:
I. Rural consultancy services;
II. Rural enterprises development;
III. Rural financing.
RURAL INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES PROJECT (RISP-II)
Mechanized
services
3,6%
Services
21,8%
Agricultural
enterprises
Cattle
breeding
5,9%
49%
Production and
processing of
vegetables, fruit,
grains
39,6%
Trade
11,4%
Nonagricultural
enterprises51%
Production
17,8%
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RURAL INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES PROJECT (RISP-II)
Agricultural projects
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Refigerators - 5 projects
Packing houses - 1 project
Processing lines – 7 projects
Bakeries – 6 projects
Dryers – 2 projects
Water bottling lines– 1 project
Orchards planting – 3 projects
Vineyards planting– 3 projects
Greenhouses – 1 project
Zoo-technical farms renovation– 5 projects
Breed animals– 1 project
Agricultural equipment– 46 projects
Dripping irrigation systems– 17 projects
Other agricultural activities– 4 projects
Investments:
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MDL – 47 651, 9 thousand
USD – 3 373, 4 thousand
Euro –
308 thousand
Beneficiaries’
contribution:
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119 862, 53 thousand
MDL
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Assistance for non-privileged farmers Project 2KR
Financer: Government of Japan
Period: 2000-2012
Total budget: 22,9 mln USD (9 tranches)
General objective: Increase food production in the republic of
Moldova by means of reducing harvest losses and increasing the
quality of basic soil preparation.
- 586
agricultural equipment units bought within 8 tranches;
- Partner Fund 2KR was created (in which the financial resources
resulting from equipment purchased within the project capitalization
operations are accumulated);
- National Centre for Agricultural Training was created.
IFAD Programmes
The portfolio of 5 programmes financed by IFAS comprises, starting with
2000, cca 70 mln USD
- IFAD I: Rural Financing and Development of Small Enterprises;
- IFAD II: Agriculture Revitalization Project;
- IFAD III: Rural Enterprises Development Programme;
- IFAD IV: Rural Financial Services and Marketing Programme;
- IFAD V: Rural Financial Services and Agricultural Business Development
Project.
General objective of IFAD programmes: reduce rural poverty in Moldova,
creating favourable conditions for the poorest members of rural society in
order to increase their income by enhanced access to markets and jobs.
IFAD Programmes
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Activity areas of IFAD Programmes:
Sustainable development of value chain;
Rendering financial services adapted to the needs of rural entrepreneurs;
Offering grants for the development of infrastructure projects designed
for economic agents
Key results:
Over the time, from programmes developed and implemented by IFAD
benefited:
 About 25 % of the total number of small and medium enterprises active
in rural areas, out of which:
◦ 80% of beneficiaries constitute Small and medium enterprises,
◦ over 30 % of beneficiaries are lead by women.
Almost 50% of Moldovan villages benefited of at least one project
financed by IFAD.
IFAD Programmes
Mănoileşti village,
Ungheni rayon
Construction of a water
trail with the length of
4,4 km.
Year of implementation2011.
Cost of works 1,932,620
MDL
Sat. Puhoi raionul Ialoveni
AEI “Puhoi”
Credit offered for the remodeling of greenhouses with the
area of 1200 m2
European Commission
EU Policy Advice Mission for the Republic of
Moldova
Period: 2010-2012
Total budget: cca 3,4 mln EURO
General objective: offer support for the democratic reforms and
acceleration of economic association and integration between the European
Union and Moldova.
Support for MAFI:
 Preparation and launching of negotiations with EU on Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA);
 Implementation of recommendations of EU mission in the sanitary and
phyto-sanitary area;
 MAFI institutional reform, through needs assessment and transposing a
European model in its organizational structure
 Implementation of reform in the food safety area etc.
United Nations Organization for Food and
Agriculture (FAO)
Ensures technical assistance in order to support the efforts of the
Government of RM to increase agricultural productivity and improve
living of rural population.
Areas supported in the period 201-2012:
- carrying out the first Agricultural census in the RM (with
donors’ financial support);
- improving the national capacity to generate, analyze and
communicate information in the area of food safety in order to
facilitate the decision-making process;
- capacity consolidation in the area of agricultural biotechnologies and bio-security;
- consolidation of phyto-sanitary and agro-chemical services etc.