Citizens in Transnistria Get Involved in Citizen Participation Program
The first community meeting facilitated by the Citizen Participation Program (CPP) in Bender, a small city in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, did not start well. Citizens attending the preliminary meeting argued that CPP’s objectives were impractical and its methodology irrelevant. In exasperation, one participant challenged CPP facilitators to show them just one successful project implemented by a community with CPP support. More ...
Demonstration Plots Help Farmers Increase Their Profits
Moldova is importing 95% of fresh vegetables consumed out of season – in late fall, winter and spring. Even during the season, supply and prices vary from year to year, depending on weather conditions, as most local producers grow vegetables in open field and often without irrigation or with the wrong type of irrigation. More ...
ADP Improves Competitiveness of Moldovan Apple Exporters
Agribusiness Development Project convinces Moldovan apple exporters to implement innovative technology that increases product quality and shelf life.
Since 2004, the United States Agency for International Development has been assisting Moldovan companies to develop high value agriculture and boost their exports through the Agribusiness Development Project (ADP). More ...
From Fruit to Cereal: Expanding Moldova’s Possibilities
Established in 1992, Triodor LLC was designed with a vision to introduce scientifically advanced production methods to food processing in Moldova. Triodor’s first success dates back to 1994-1996, when many of Moldova’s canneries and processors found themselves facing a surplus of apple juice stock. The juice’s limited shelf life, lack of adequate storage conditions and the loss of sales markets for juices, had created a situation where the processors were forced to find ways to dispose of the surplus. Triodor LLC identified this as an opportunity to expand their production and began to process the rejected apple juice into apple vinegar, thus becoming the first producer of apple vinegar in Moldova. Triodor’s innovative approach and quick thinking planted the seeds of its early success. More ...
Competition Crunch Requires New Image
When international lingerie companies arrived in Moldova they easily attracted the pocketbooks of consumers eager for new, stylish trends. Olga Ceban, a local company selling its products under the Ravetti brand, had experienced stable sales for many years, but suddenly it faced a steep decline in revenue as the competition in Moldova increased. The company’s brand image was old and outdated. Customers saw it as representing the past. With its future uncertain, urgent changes were needed, but the company was uncertain how to adjust. More ...
Law Students Help Bring Justice to Moldovan Citizens
Success is measured differently by different people, but for law students working at the USAID Rule of Law Initiative (ROLI) clinics in Moldova, success is measured by how much they have helped others. This theme was prominent in submissions entered for a writing competition sponsored by ROLI. Students volunteering at ROLI’s four legal clinics were asked to submit an essay describing an accomplishment or achievement in their clinic experience. More ...
Moldovan Winery Revamps Its Style
When a bilateral trade dispute resulted in a Russian ban on Moldovan wine imports in March 2006, Salcuta Winery, like most Moldovan wineries, was devastated. Historically, Russia has been Moldova’s principal wine market – accounting for over 80% of total exports. Sending many of its employees on unpaid leave, Salcuta Winery had to quickly find a way to save its business. More ...
From Housemaid to Entrepreneur
After Working as a Maid in Turkey, Moldovan Woman Starts Her Own Business at Home. When Irina and her husband separated, she needed to find work outside of the home. Having married when she was just 18, she had no work experience and couldn’t find employment. Desperate to support her children, she joined the estimated 40% of working-age Moldovans who work abroad. Leaving her children with her mother, she took a housekeeping position in Turkey where, after two years, she saved enough money to return to home. More ...
Moldovan Fashion Maven Takes on Milan
Georgeta Ieahia grew up wanting to be a clothing designer. At just age 17, she already had found her first client. Encouraged by her early success, she left her native Moldova to attend the London College of Fashion. Returning home, she opened a small tailor shop, Georgeta Design, employing seven people and producing clothing for scores of local residents. By most standards, she was successful. But Georgeta dreamed of accomplishing more – she wanted to grow her business. More ...
Moldovan Company’s Rise in Productivity Yields New Clients
USAID Helps Moldovan Apparel Industry Draw European Fashion Designers, One Business at a Time. More ...
Moldovan Company Becomes Industry’s Link to Western Markets
Moldova’s Dried Fruits and Vegetable Sector Expands with the Help of a New Equipment Supplier More ...
Protecting Jobs for a Better Future
Losing its only client would have been a serious blow for Covoare-Ungheni, a producer of wool carpet yarn. More ...
USAID’s Traveling Lawyer Program Gets Results: 200 Moldovan Villagers Receive 28 Tons of Wheat Owed as Rent Payment
In Moldova, corrupt and unscrupulous agricultural companies often try to take advantage of impoverished small-plot farmers by using land leases that lack the basic elements of fairness and guarantees of payment. More ...
The Model Poultry Farm Program Helps Farmers Build Poultry Farms Safe from Avian Flu
The USAID supported Model Poultry Farm Program, which recently completed its work, succeeded in developing 97 model poultry housing units throughout Moldova during a six month effort, an average of three farms per rayon. More ...
USAID Initiative Offers Hope for Victim of Trafficking
Irina is a young woman from a small village in northern Moldova who recently returned home after four years abroad as a victim of human trafficking. More ...
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