OREANDA-NEWS. October 22, 2014. As it is noted in the Ministry of Agriculture, the main goal of the event is the promotion of the Moldovan products at the Estonian market.

The festival will be attended by several associations, including Moldova-Fruct. The hosting of Moldova days in Estonia were agreed by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova Vasile Bumacov and his Estonian colleague Iavari Padar during the official meeting in Chisinau.

The Estonian Minister arrived to find a solution to overcome the problems related with the export of agricultural and food products to the Russian market. During the meeting the parties discussed the barriers and joint action to overcome them. In this regard, the decision on a more active promotion of products to the markets of both countries and to intensify bilateral trade was taken. At this point, according to the Ambassador of Moldova in Estonia Victor Guzun, trade between our countries makes 8-9 million euros. The minister of Estonia said that the citizens of his country should remember the taste of Moldovan products. He also noted that Estonia is one of the largest manufacturers of high-quality dairy products and can enter the market of Moldova and Romania and Moldova and in its turn will be will able to export wine and fruits to the Estonian market.

In addition, it was decided to organize forum with representatives of agricultural associations namely producers of wine, brandy, fruit, and vegetables. Forum will be held in Chisinau on 20 October. Iavari Padar said that for the development of the market Moldovan farmers shall form cooperatives, as the stores networks (90% of agricultural production in Estonia is sold in supermarkets) do not tolerate disruptions in the supply of products, and to ensure large supplies volumes.

The ministers also agreed to cooperate in the field of agriculture and support Moldova in its European path. To do this, Estonia intends to share experiences in implementation of EU quality standards in the field of food safety and training of experts for the development of the necessary documents for the development of the agro-food sector of Moldova.