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USAID cares about food safety
In September USAID’s AgBiz Program
organized a three-day work-shop on “HACCP System
Implementation, Verification and Mainten-ance” in Kavadarci.
The objective of this capacity enhacmenement activity was to
introduce the HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control
Points)..
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Macedonian Dried Vegetables Conquer European Markets
Sushara
Lars, founded in 1985, is a Macedonian pioneer in processing
dehydrated vegetables. The company was privatized in 2000,
which allowed custom designed drying facilities, Lars
produces high quality dried food ingredients such as
cabbage, leek, green beans, pepper, broccoli, spinach and
cauliflower, and meets very strict food safety and quality
requireme...
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Macedonian Fresh Produce Exporters Learn from Polish Experts
The
potential accession of Macedonia to the EU creates the need
for Macedonian agribusinesses exporters to become more
competitive. This is needed so they can successfully compete
on regional and local markets in an era of more open
borders, and to capitalize on enhanced access to EU markets
that is brought about by membership in the EU...
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USAID enhance competitiveness of Macedonian Agribusiness on
export markets
On July 3rd USAID’s AgBiz Program organzied Grant Ageement
Signing Ceremony for Macedonian agribusinesses working in
the wine, fresh vegetable, processed vegetable and wild
gathered product sectors. Attendees at the ceremony included
representatives from USAID/Macedonia...
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USAID cares about food safety
In September USAID’s AgBiz Program organized a three-day
workshop on “HACCP System Implementation, Verification and
Maintenance” in Kavadarci. The objective of this capacity
enhacmenement activity was to introduce the HACCP (Hazard
Analysis of Critical Control Points)..
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Macedonian Non Timber Forest Products Companies Learn
FairWild Global Standards
In
April, OSEC, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme and the
USAID’s AgBiz Program in a continued joint effort organized
a two day FairWild Workshop in Mavrovo ..
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Finance Manual Workshop
Promotion of Alternative
Sources of Agribusiness Finance
On March 27, 2008, the USAID’s AgBiz
Program unveiled its Agribusiness Finance Manual that
outlines a range of alternative sources of financing and
investment for Macedonian agribusinesses. With this Manual,
USAID is helping Macedonian agribusinesses to become more
competitive...
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Macedonian Table Grape Companies Learn from Their South
African Colleagues
- the Fourth Largest Exporters of
Table Grapes in the World
Macedonian Table Grape
Companies Learn from Their South African Colleagues
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the Fourth Largest Exporters of Table Grapes in the World
On March 27, 2008, the USAID’s AgBiz Program...
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Macedonian Agribusinesses Learn the Latest Trends
in EU
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Marketing
In February 2008
representatives of eight Macedonian agribusinesses
participated in a Business Development Mission in Berlin,
Germany that included attendance at the FRUIT LOGISTICA 2008
International Trade Fair for Fruit and Vegetable Marketing.
This trade show provides industries...
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Presentation of
Macedonian Quality Wines at the “ProWein” Trade
With support
from USAID’s AgBiz Program three Macedonian wineries - Bovin,
Skovin and Popova Kula – successfully exhibited at the most
important European wine show. Exhibitors from more than 40
countries participated in the ProWein International Trade
Fair held in Dusseldorf Germany...
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Kapital Interview with AgBiz Chief of Party
Header: Interview
Title: James
Maxwell, Director of the USAID’s AgBiz Program
Title:
Agribusinesses must understand market demand
The goal of
the AgBiz Program, one of the newest USAID projects in
Macedonia, is to assist local agro-businesses...
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Eight
Macedonian Food Processing Companies Explore
Competitiveness Enhancement Opportunities in Turkey
In January 2008, eight Macedonian
firms, members of the Macedonian Association of Processors
(MAP) and their representative participated in a technology
transfer focused Study Tour that included visiting the FOOD-
TECH 2008 Food Technology Fair in Istanbul, Turkey...
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Macedonian Famous Products Exhibited at the Chicago
Global Food & Style Expo
Thanks
to USAID’s AgBiz Program and the Ministry for
Agriculture Forestry and Water Resources (MAFWE)
five leading Macedonian companies including Altra –
Gevgelija, Univerzal Promet – Kocani, Bonum –
Skopje, Trgoprodukt - Strumica, Lars – Stip ...
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Successful Presentation of Macedonian Products at the Novi
Sad International Agricultural Fair
USAID’s AgBiz Program, in partnership
with the Macedonian Ministry of Economy, the German
Technical Assistance program and the Macedonian Association
of Processors, helped leading Macedonian exporters of
agriculture based products to enhance their regional
presence...
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Remarkable presentation of Macedonian Wines at Novi Sad Wine
Festival
The International Wine Festival
“INTERFEST ‘08” in Novi Sad, Serbia is consi-dered the most
relevant event to brings together winery managers and wine
experts from all around the Balkans to experience regional
wines. 150 wineries from Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary and Macedonia, as well a
large number of well known Serbian wineries...
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Macedonian
“bambolino” watermelons on UK tables
Agrolozar is an agribusiness, located
in the small village of Hamsali in the Boslilovo, Strumica
region of southeast Macedonia, which exports agricultural
produce from the region. Agrolozar was established as a
private company in 1993, and in 2003 85% ownership of the
company was bought by Agrohemija Ltd., Skopje.
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