1. The ADP Weekly Stor y: 09/05/08
If you don’t know about Knip Baum technology,
ask Moldovan Farmers, they already do
Seminar based on a new apple grow-
ing technology creates huge interest
from Moldovan agriculture growers
eager to become more competitive on
global and EU markets
Forty persons confirmed par-
ticipation and over eighty
showed up at the knip-baum
orchard management seminar
organized by ADP on Septem-
ber 3, 2008. The conference
hall of the Orhei raion council
was full and additional chairs
filled all the available space.
There is huge interest in
Moldova to implement modern years ago and this year they
technologies that let Moldovan expect already a yield of over
farmers achieve better yields of 15 mt/ha.
high quality produce. Most active discussions began
Knip-baum technology, in at the in-field demonstration.
which trees are trained to grow Evghenii Naichenko provided
on a trellis similar to grapes, consultancy on varieties, in-
provides the basis for bringing puts, field works and typical
Moldova commercial apple management mistakes. A prac-
production up to competitive tical demonstration of more
international standards. The resistant type of support sys-
advantage of this technology is tem followed and also a new
the rapid payback of fixed harvest bag that reduces fruit
costs - producers make first damage during gathering was
significant sales already in the presented.
second year. Yields of 15 mt/ “Back in the 90’s Moldova was
ha are being realized within planting up to 500 ha of new
two years after planting and orchards per year. In the past
mature orchards are expected few years this figure increased
to yield more than 40 mt/ha. to 5,500 ha and we expect
The theoretical part that in- 6,500 ha of new orchards this
cluded presentations of year. Seminars like this are im-
Ukrainian expert Evghenii portant for promoting the use
Naichenko and of ADP con- of modern technology in these
sultants was followed by a field new orchards”, concluded Mr.
visit to Dac Fruct company Mihai Suvac, Chief of Depart-
orchard. The host company ment, Ministry of Agriculture
planted their new orchard three and Food Technology.
Agribusiness Development Project:
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