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The House of Culture in Costești, Ialoveni hosted on November 26, 2025 the seminar “Advanced technologies for growing table grapes, preparing plantations for wintering” conducted by APESM in partnership with UNDP Moldova through the project “AdTrade – Developing export capacities on the banks of the Dniester” implemented with the financial support of Great Britain and Sweden.

At the opening of the event, Eudochim Ungureanu, the executive director of APESM, addressed a greeting message to the participants and presented the program of the training event that brought together members of the Golden Grapes Logistics cluster and other grape producers in the country.

Mr. Valeriu Cebotari, APESM trainer and viticulture expert, described the autumn works in the vineyards related to their preparation for wintering, followed by Mr. Vlad Vedrașco, founder of the “Ved-Mar Agro” cooperative and the Frudova trademark, APESM trainer, who presented the export retrospective for 2025, competition on foreign markets and innovative solutions in the cultivation of table grapes.

After the coffee break, the event continued with a study visit to the Packing House of the “Fructbioimpex” cooperative guided by Mr. Victor Mereacre, the head of the enterprise, who demonstrated to the public aspects of the operation of the grape sorting and packaging line and the equipment for the production of wooden crates. The participants asked questions about the marketing of grapes, the repair of the equipment provided and exchanged experiences regarding the cultivation of grapes of various varieties

On February 5, 2026, in the House of Culture in Rusestii Noi, Ialoveni, the association held the seminar “Advanced technologies for growing table grapes, phytotechnical operations in the dry” intended for members of the Golden Grapes Logistic cluster and grape producers from across the country.

The training event is part of the assistance provided by UNDP, Sweden and the United Kingdom, within the project “Development of export capacities on the banks of the Dniester” (AdTrade), aimed at consolidating and developing the cluster.
The seminar was opened by Eudochim Ungureanu, APESM executive director, who addressed a greeting message to the training participants. Subsequently, the president of the association, Mr. Gheorghe Gaberi, presented a retrospective of the 2025 season for the table grape sector, an analysis of exports, successes achieved and difficulties encountered by enterprises, and proposed the association’s objectives for the new agricultural season.

The training program was continued by Mr. Valeriu Cebotari, APESM trainer and viticulture expert, who reported on the current state of grape plantations and the methods of cutting vine stumps adapted to the conditions of 2026. This was followed by the presentation of the portfolio of phytosanitary products by Mr. Alexandru Neamțu, representative of the Corteva Agriscience company, in a discussion about pests that can affect vines.

The training event ended with a study visit to the Agriftrans SRL refrigerator and vineyard, during which Mr. Valeriu Cebotari demonstrated practical aspects of dry cutting in the grape plantation and answered the participants’ questions.

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