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27 June 2020 / 14:30

Cherries from Dubasari district can be exported to the foreign market

A woman from Ustia village, Dubasari district, set up a cherry business. Although she did not expect great results in the first years of orchard growth, applying modern technologies and taking into account consumer requirements, after ten years of hard work, Mariana Pâslaru managed to obtain the Global GAP certificate, which means that the stone fruits can be exported to the European Union (EU), but also to countries such as Dubai and Saudi Arabia. The entrepreneur has about 24 hectares of orchards with modern varieties brought from European countries, which she will be able to sell at a more convenient price than the local varieties, reports Moldova 1.

Twelve years ago, Mariana Pîslaru traveled to the EU in search of new varieties and technologies.

The beautiful, sweet and juicy cherries, grown in the orchard in the village of Ustia, will soon reach the shelves of shops in European countries. Moldovan fruits all meet quality criteria, such as color, size and firmness. The sugar content of each fruit is measured with a device called a refractometer. Thus, the index should not exceed 16 percent.

To succeed in business, the entrepreneur has the support and encouragement of loved ones.

Workers who care for the orchard and pick the fruit comply with Coronavirus protection measures.

Specialists in the field of high-performance agriculture say that the Global GAP certificate is a mandatory requirement for farmers who want to market their products in international markets.

In the Republic of Moldova, there are about 60 agricultural producers, who in the last 15 years have implemented the Global GAP standards. In the last three years alone, 40 farmers have been certified. Last year, our country exported about ten thousand tons of cherries to EU and CIS countries.

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