{"id":31,"date":"2022-02-19T11:54:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T11:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/movca.org\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2022-06-22T07:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T07:38:08","slug":"organic-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/organic-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e27971 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e27971\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d53688\" data-id=\"7d53688\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-size: 2rem; white-space: normal; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background);\">Why organic agriculture? Why now?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2892ced elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2892ced\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc69fff\" data-id=\"fc69fff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfca14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bfca14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 15pt;\">\u201cOrganic agriculture is a holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. It emphasizes the use of management practices in preference to the use of farm inputs, taking into account that regional conditions require locally adapted systems. This is accomplished by using, where possible, agronomic, biological, and mechanical methods, as opposed to using synthetic materials, to fulfill any specific function within the system.\u201d (FAO\/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, 1999)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820c0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820c0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The organic value chain in Moldova is currently very small (only 1% of arable land) and lags other countries in the region and within Europe.  Though in its infancy here, we have opportunities that encourage us to believe that we can successfully convert conventional agriculture to organic, thus benefitting a broad range of stakeholders: consumers, agricultural producers, processors, and others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7364e34\" data-id=\"7364e34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c56f81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c56f81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-208a8ad\" data-id=\"208a8ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b43fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b43fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"margin-top: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: Circe, roboto; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 1.25rem; text-transform: none;\">Here is why we\u2019re optimistic about the future of organic in Moldova<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e700e77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e700e77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68a6ac0\" data-id=\"68a6ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788e37c elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"788e37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:reverse;-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:normal;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:start;-ms-flex-align:start;align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:end;-ms-flex-align:end;align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/laborator-analiza-sol.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\"><b>Natural resources<\/b><br><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\">The soil in Moldova is among the richest in the world.  So rich, in fact, that it has been designated a World Heritage site.  A great proportion of our agricultural land consists of cernozem, the best soil in the world for growing fruits and vegetables.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cd5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4cd5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1024px-World_Heritage_Logo_global.svg_-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1024px-World_Heritage_Logo_global.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1024px-World_Heritage_Logo_global.svg_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1024px-World_Heritage_Logo_global.svg_.png 1024w, https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1024px-World_Heritage_Logo_global.svg_-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1024px-World_Heritage_Logo_global.svg_-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3765c17\" data-id=\"3765c17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789492c elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"789492c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/poza-familie-tanara.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\">Consumer preferences<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\"><br><\/span><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: center; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\"><\/span><\/div><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;\">The population of Moldova is young, with a lot of young families who are a typical entry point for organic food consumption.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4631423\" data-id=\"4631423\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62738e4 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62738e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maia.gov.md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/min-agriculturii.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\">Governmental support<\/span><span style=\"text-align: start;\"><font face=\"Circe, roboto\"><span style=\"white-space: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/span><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start;\"><br><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: center; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;\">A wide range of stakeholders in are committed to developing organic\u2019s potential in Moldova. Importantly the Ministry of Agriculture shares our vision of growing the sector and stands behinds our efforts to support the conversion of conventional to organic agriculture.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: center; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\"><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a09160c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a09160c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c0dad4\" data-id=\"1c0dad4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae5c6a elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0ae5c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-biofach-datesfinalised-e1648405876239.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\">Export Succes<\/span><span style=\"text-align: start;\"><font face=\"Circe, roboto\"><span style=\"white-space: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/span><div style=\"text-align: start;\"><font face=\"Circe, roboto\"><br><\/font><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;\">MOVCA has facilitated the successful participation at international organic trade fairs which has generated incremental income for Moldovan organic farmers.  MOVCA has helped build the capability of our farmers to export successfully and we fully expect more Moldovan farmers to achieve EU Organic qualification and begin to access these well-developed markets.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d4627\" data-id=\"82d4627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b59ad7 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6b59ad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/studii_movca_logo-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\">eLearning platform to Drive Organic<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start;\"><font face=\"Circe, roboto\"><span style=\"white-space: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/span><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start;\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;\">We are excited about the significant interest in the organic eLearning platform launched in 2020 by MOVCA.  A record number of agricultural students and other participants in agriculture are currently taking the courses and soon will be participating in the organic value chain.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\"><\/span><br><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-712109d\" data-id=\"712109d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1bbae elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ec1bbae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biofood.md\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2808\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/movca.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Logo_MOVCA_i\u00a1\u0393aa\u00a1a\u2229-i\u00bdas\u0393\u221e-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space: normal;\">eCommerce platform to sell organic<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start;\"><font face=\"Circe, roboto\"><span style=\"white-space: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/span><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; text-align: start;\"><font face=\"Circe, roboto\"><br><\/font><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;\">We have our own sales platform that helps our members to sell their products, and helps Moldova's citizens to find the most healthy products on the market<\/span><br><\/div><\/div><br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a70b52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a70b52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a194b\" data-id=\"19a194b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45e39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d45e39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to get started in Organic Agriculture?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c21e2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c21e2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-338d83f\" data-id=\"338d83f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f731f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f731f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;\">The organic agriculture industry is one of the fastest-growing agriculture segments around the world, especially in western Europe.  There are many reasons, not the least of which is the potential for a higher ROI on your investment. Numerous studies have shown that organic food products command a higher price point from 25% to 200%. Consumers are willing to pay for healthful and delicious organic foods, knowing that their purchase also contributes to the sustainability of the food supply ecosystem. And to preserve farms for future generations which is important to all consumers.\nBecoming an active participant in the organic agriculture value chain in Moldova can be an exciting career opportunity and promises to be a rewarding livelihood. MOVCA provides essential advice and assistance to help you get started and support you in your journey to organic.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;\">The following checklist is a good reference point for a successful organic mindset:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Do you have a commitment to a safer food supply and seek to protect the environment?<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Are you patient and do you have good observation skills?<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Are you interested in understanding how agricultural ecological systems work?<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Do you have good marketing skills?<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Can you make the commitment to spend time seeking customers and markets for your products?<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Are you willing to share your stories of successes and failures with others and to learn from them as well?<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Do you have a flexible mindset and are willing to experiment with new techniques and practices?<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><div>&#8211;\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-weight );\" href=\"https:\/\/studii.movca.md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eLearning platform<\/a>\u00a0identifies the specific steps to becoming an organic producer in Moldova.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div>You will learn the following topics (Romanian only):<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e05dd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e05dd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8de30e2\" data-id=\"8de30e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c116b20\" data-id=\"c116b20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4321dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4321dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Principles of organic agriculture<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Introducere \u0219i date statistice.\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Patru principii fundamentale la baza agriculturii ecologice.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Bariere \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Mituri \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Aspecte importante \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Crop rotation<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Introducere. Indicatori Gliessman.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Principiile alternarii culturilor.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Culturi asociate.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Principii de construc\u021bie.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Introducere \u0219i \u00eensu\u0219ire.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Efectul fertiliz\u0103rii \u00een experien\u021bele de c\u00e2mp.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Aspecte practice.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Asolament: Produc\u021bia culturilor \u0219i acumularea apei.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Green fertilizers<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00cengr\u0103\u0219\u0103minte verzi.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Culturi de acoperire. Experien\u021ba american\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Culturi de acoperire. Experien\u021ba american\u0103. Hans Kandel.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00cembun\u0103t\u0103\u021birea poten\u021bialului comunit\u0103\u021bilor locale de adaptare la schimb\u0103rile climatice.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Organic practices<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Managementul bolilor \u0219i d\u0103un\u0103torilor \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Compostarea.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Avantajele de cre\u0219tere a lucernei.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Economic branches of organic agriculture<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Sinteza sistemului de agricultur\u0103 \u00een RM \u0219i modul de restabilire al acestuia.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cre\u0219terea culturilor cerealiere \u00een sistemul ecologic.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Pomicultura \u00een circuit ecologic.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Horticultur\u0103. Prevenirea bolilor \u00een livad\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Procesarea produselor ecologice.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cre\u0219terea animalelor \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cooperativele agricole \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Legislation in organic agriculture<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Legisla\u021bia \u00een A.E. &#8211; Scop \u0219i domeniu de aplicare.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Legisla\u021bia \u00een A.E. &#8211; Regulile de produc\u021bie agroalimentar\u0103 ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Legisla\u021bia \u00een A.E. &#8211; Conversia, Inspec\u021bia \u0219i Certificarea.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Legisla\u021bia \u00een A.E. &#8211; Etichetarea.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Legisla\u021bia \u00een A.E. &#8211; Importul \u0219i Exportul.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Standards and certification in organic agriculture<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Diferite standarde \u00een agricultura ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Certificarea ecologic\u0103.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Completarea fi\u0219ei de evinden\u021b\u0103 pentru MAIA.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Promotion and marketing of organic products<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Etichetarea produselor ecologice.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Marketing \u0219i v\u00e2nzarea produselor ecologice.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h5 style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto; color: #332311;\">Subsidies in organic agriculture<\/h5><div style=\"font-family: Circe, roboto;\"><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Subven\u021bionarea agriculturii ecologice: Reguli \u0219i principii.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Subven\u021bionarea agriculturii ecologice: Ghidul solicitantului.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fdbf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fdbf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d58f4df\" data-id=\"d58f4df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bae04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57bae04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steps to Organic Certification<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97e88e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97e88e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f764df\" data-id=\"3f764df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29489da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29489da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;\">Organic certification is typically a simple five-step process:<\/p><ol style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Organic processes are adopted and implemented, a USDA-accredited certifying agent is selected, and application\/fees are submitted.<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Certifying agent reviews application and practices to verify compliance.<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">On-site inspection of the operation is conducted.<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Certifying agent reviews the application and inspection reports to determine compliance.<\/li><li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Organic certificate is issued.<\/li><\/ol><div style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/div><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Once certified, a farm or business must go through an annual review and inspection process to maintain certification.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29c9364 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29c9364\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9735192\" data-id=\"9735192\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f826bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f826bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful links<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dde18f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dde18f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05d1e04\" data-id=\"05d1e04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073c15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073c15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/organicag\/oa-faq\/oa-faq1\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fao.org\/organicag\/oa-faq\/oa-faq1\/en\/<\/a><\/li><li>National Institute of Food and Agriculture &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/topic\/organic-agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/topic\/organic-agriculture<\/a><\/li><li>United States Environmental Protection Agency &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/agriculture\/organic-farming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/agriculture\/organic-farming<\/a><\/li><li>Organic Farming Research Foundation &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ofrf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ofrf.org\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Beyond Pesticides &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/organic-agriculture\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/organic-agriculture\/overview\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Iowa State University Extension and Outreach &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/extension.agron.iastate.edu\/organicag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/extension.agron.iastate.edu\/organicag\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Rodale Institute &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rodaleinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/rodaleinstitute.org\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Minnesota Department of Agriculture &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mda.state.mn.us\/organic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mda.state.mn.us\/organic\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Purdue University &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dffs\/organicag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dffs\/organicag\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Foodprint.org &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foodprint.org\/issues\/organic-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/foodprint.org\/issues\/organic-agriculture\/<\/a><\/li><li>National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/publications\/grassrootsguide\/sustainable-organic-research\/organic-research-extension-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/publications\/grassrootsguide\/sustainable-organic-research\/organic-research-extension-initiative\/<\/a><\/li><li>Michigan State University &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/organic_agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/organic_agriculture\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>International Society of Organic Agricultural Research &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/13165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/13165<\/a><\/li><li>USDA Rural Development &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>USDA &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">International<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>IFOAM Organics International (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifoam.bio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ifoam.bio\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Soil Association.org &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soilassociation.org\/take-action\/organic-living\/what-is-organic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.soilassociation.org\/take-action\/organic-living\/what-is-organic\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/family-farming\/detail\/en\/c\/1378841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fao.org\/family-farming\/detail\/en\/c\/1378841\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icrofs.dk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/icrofs.dk\/en\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Organic Research Centre Alliance (ORCA) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orca-research.org\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.orca-research.org\/home.html\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibl.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fibl.org\/en\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.isofar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.isofar.org\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Regeneration International &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/regenerationinternational.org\/why-regenerative-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/regenerationinternational.org\/why-regenerative-agriculture\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Useful resources<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>Definition of Organic 3.0 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifoam.bio\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-05\/Organic3.0_v.2_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ifoam.bio\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-05\/Organic3.0_v.2_web.pdf<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dal.ca\/faculty\/agriculture\/oacc\/en-home\/resources\/marketing-economics\/marketing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dal.ca\/faculty\/agriculture\/oacc\/en-home\/resources\/marketing-economics\/marketing.html<\/a><\/li><li>Global Agriculture &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalagriculture.org\/whats-new\/news\/en\/33932.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.globalagriculture.org\/whats-new\/news\/en\/33932.html<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd; outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fb.com\/ProjectOrganicMoldova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fb.com\/ProjectOrganicMoldova\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fb.com\/AsociatiaEcoLocal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fb.com\/AsociatiaEcoLocal\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PIN.moldova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fb.com\/PIN.moldova\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tolhurstorganic.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tolhurstorganic.co.uk\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prograinorganic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.prograinorganic.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.polskaekologia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.polskaekologia.org\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.agroecology.in.ua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.agroecology.in.ua\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovisio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ecovisio.org\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/bios.md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bios.md\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"http:\/\/eco-con.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/eco-con.net\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucipifad.md\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ucipifad.md\/en\/<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"color: #410ecd;\" href=\"https:\/\/selectia.md\/ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/selectia.md\/ro\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-460\">https:\/\/selectia.md\/ro<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents De ce agricultura ecologic\u0103? De ce acum? \u201eAgricultura ecologic\u0103 este un sistem holistic de management al produc\u021biei care promoveaz\u0103 \u0219i \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021be\u0219te s\u0103n\u0103tatea agro-ecosistemelor, inclusiv biodiversitatea, ciclurile biologice \u0219i activitatea biologic\u0103 a solului. Se subliniaz\u0103 utilizarea practicilor de management \u00een detrimentul utiliz\u0103rii inputurilor agricole, \u021bin\u00e2nd cont de faptul c\u0103 condi\u021biile regionale necesit\u0103 sisteme [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6081,"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/6081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movca.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}