Further Development of MIC
Strategy
Roundtable
Thursday
th
20
October 2011
John Millns
Further Development of MIC
Strategy
Roundtable Objectives
To better understand:
The Strategic Priorities for the activities of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova
2011- 2015
- Key MIC priorities
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To develop:
A framework for data collection
- Measurable indicators
- Agreements on priority for analysis and reporting
- An action plan
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CONTEXT FOR MARKET INFORMATION
CENTRE
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Farmers and Rural Communities
• National Agricultural/Rural Development Policy
• Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry Data Needs
•Market Information Centre Data Issues
• Collection Agents
•Market Information Centre Options
Roundtable 1
MIC
Data Issues
Ministry
of Agriculture
and Food Data Priorities
Measurement
Indicators
Sector
MIC Priority Information
Measurement Indicator
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Numbers of EU standard/licensed abattoirs
Number of processing plants using HAACP
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Numbers and % of total
Numbers and % of total
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Numbers of vineyards
Quantities of table grapes
Wine stocks
Exports
Market prices
Market throughput
% traded production sold on “informal”
markets
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Vine hectares
Grape yields
Stock levels (litres)
% exported
Prices of key products sold at market
Quantities sold (import/domestic)
Numbers of “informal” markets operating
Education and Research
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Sector
Fruit and Vegetables
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Numbers of graduates
Numbers of industry led research
programmes
Quantities produced/sold
Quality
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Exports
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Student numbers and grades
Amount of research funded by industry vis a
vis Government
Production by defined product
Yields by defined product
Amount of product packed
% exported by defined product
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Quantities produced/sold
Quality
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Exports
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Production by defined product
Yields by defined product
Amount of product packed
% exported by defined product
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Amount of funding disbursed
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Amounts of investments in target
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investments (organic/greenhouses/breeding
animals etc)
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Quantities of energy crops
Use of biomass
Investments into renewable technologies
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Hectares
% recycled
Levels of investments
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Farm numbers
Animal numbers
Traceability
Levels of soil fertility
Amounts of chemicals applied
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Farm and land parcel registers
Animal registers
Level of use of ET
Soil quality measurements/indices
Levels of chemical applications
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Food security
Rural Development
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Levels of grain stocks
Numbers of non farm rural enterprises
Food Safety
Wine Sector
Market Infrastructure
Sector
Milk and Meat
Agricultural Subsidies/Lending/Insurance
Renewable energy
Information Systems
(Food Chain)
Conservation agriculture
Other
Levels of commercial lending
Numbers of enterprises/hectares/livestock
numbers etc.
Roundtable 2
Where
to get data
Type and relevance of
information
Quantity/Quality of
Information
Speed of Reporting
ROUNDTABLE 2 EXAMPLE
Sector
MIC Priority Information

Food Safety

Wine Sector
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
Numbers of EU standard/licensed
abattoirs
Number of processing plants
using HAACP
Numbers of vineyards
Quantities of table grapes
Wine stocks
Exports
Market prices
Measurement Indicator

Numbers and % of total

Numbers and % of total





Vine hectares
Grape yields
Stock levels (litres)
% exported
Prices of key products
sold at market
Quantities sold
(import/domestic)
Numbers of “informal”
markets operating
Market Infrastructure
Education and Research

Market throughput


% traded production sold on
“informal” markets


Numbers of graduates


Numbers of industry led research 
programmes

Quantities produced/sold


Quality



Exports


Quantities produced/sold


Quality

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
Exports


Amount of funding disbursed


Amounts of investments in target 
investments
(organic/greenhouses/ breeding
animals etc)
Sector
Fruit and Vegetables
Sector
Milk and Meat
Agricultural Subsidies /
Lending / Insurance
Student numbers and
grades
Amount of research
funded by industry vis a
vis Government
Production by defined
product
Yields by defined product
Amount of product
packed
% exported by defined
product
Production by defined
product
Yields by defined product
Amount of product
packed
% exported by defined
product
Levels of commercial
lending
Numbers of enterprises/
hectares/livestock
numbers etc.
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Source of Information
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Industry statistics
Numbers of licences
issued
Individual company data
Production statistics
Individual company data
Customs
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Regional Administrations
ACSA
Agroinform
Market operators
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College and institute
records
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Comments
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Information required once
per year
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Improved linkages with
data collectors required
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Agreements to be
established with
ACSA/Agroinform
Data collection template
to be developed for
regional agri-departments
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Required once a year
Colleges/institutes to be
informed
Production statistics
Occasional farm surveys
Industry statistics
Customs statistics
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Focus to be on larger
enterprises
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Production statistics
Animal records
Occasional farm surveys
Industry statistics
Customs statistics
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Focus to be on larger
enterprises
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Payment agency records
Bank data
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Improved contacts and
information with banks vis
a vis agri-lending
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Quantities of energy
crops
Use of biomass
Investments into
renewable technologies

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
% recycled
Levels of
investments

Farm numbers


Animal numbers

Farm and land
parcel registers
Animal registers

Traceability

Level of use of ET

Levels of soil fertility


Amounts of chemicals
applied


Food security


Rural Development

Renewable energy


Information Systems
(Food Chain)
Hectares

Conservation
agriculture
Other
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Additional
information to be
collected on
annual farm data
collection form
Production
statistics
Occasional farm
surveys
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Relevant registers
Occasional
industry surveys
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Regular data
collection linkages
to be established
with relevant
registrars
Soil quality
measurements/
indices
Levels of chemical
applications

Occasional farm
surveys

Data collection
methodology to
be developed
Levels of grain
stocks
Numbers of non
farm rural
enterprises
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Storage data
Rural census

Compulsory
reporting?
Links to
regional/social
data?
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Roundtable 3
Priorities
Actions
Responsibilities
Roundtable 3 Example
Priority Areas
Action
Finalise terms of reference for
MIC Training Programme data collection and analysis
training
Responsibility
John Millns