The First National Stakeholder Workshop of Moldova's NGER took place on 7 September in Chisinau. Jointly organized by UNCTAD and Moldova's Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, this event brought together representatives from government, private sector and academia to collectively review a range of promising green sectors. 

 

During the workshop, participants explored approaches to increase value added, diversify export markets, and boost production and exports of selected green goods and services. Several sectors/products were examined including sunflower oilseeds, cereals and grains, grapes and wine, fruits, walnuts, honey, electricity and water flow meters, and ecotourism. Discussions made due reference to national development plans and priorities, producers' needs and perspectives, and rural community livelihoods.

 

In concluding the workshop, through focused working group discussions, stakeholders reached consensus on the selection of walnuts, honey and cereals as priority green sectors that will be further analyzed and supported in the framework of the NGER in the following months.