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“Wines from Macedonia” on air worldwide
Although it is a small country, Republic of Macedonia is beginning to make ‘noise’ about its wines, just like Darrel Joseph wrote in his article for Macedonian wines in the UK’s “Harpers” wine magazine, “When it comes to quality, size doesn’t matter”.
For years, Macedonian wineries have been exporting significant small quantities of wine primarily in bulk that created bad image and low appreciation for Macedonian wines. In the last decade that trend is changing...
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Adding Value via Quality Standards & Food Safety Systems
Over the past couple of years, Macedonian companies in the Wild Gathered Products (WGP) Value Chain have become aware of the many benefits of implementing quality standards and food safety systems. Experience gained through participating in well-known trade fairs and study tours organized by AgBiz has helped Macedonian processors and exporters to understand the
need and importance of food safety assurance, if they want to enter new markets and sustain themselves in existing markets....
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USAID’s AgBiz Program Helps Macedonian
Agribusinesses Understand how to Access IPARD Funds
During the process of EU accession Macedonia is entitled to use Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) funds. The IPA Rural Development Program (IPARD) is expected to become available by the end of 2009, and is designed to contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas and the modernization agriculture and agribusiness so participants can meet Community standards. Utilization of these funds depends on the absorption capacity of the sector and its ability to develop and apply for funding for viable projects that are in line with the very specific IPARD requirements....
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Modest Investments in Post Harvest Handling Can Make Huge Differences in EU Market Competitiveness
For more than two years AgBiz has been helping Macedonian fresh produce companies at both the firm and value chain level to improve their export competitiveness by providing support related to product handling, grading, packaging and food safety. Now AgBiz is playing an even more important role in improving the competitiveness and profitability of Macedonian fresh produce companies by increasing their knowledge of modern, fresh produce post-harvest handling technologies, and how to effectively adopt these competitiveness enhancing techniques...
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USAID’s AgBiz Program Helps Macedonian
Agribusinesses Understand how to Access IPARD Funds
During the process of EU accession Macedonia is entitled to use Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) funds. The IPA Rural Development Program (IPARD) is expected to become available by the end of 2009, and is designed to contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas and the modernization agriculture and agribusiness so participants can meet Community standards. Utilization of these funds depends on the absorption capacity of the sector and its ability to develop and apply for funding for viable projects that are in line with the very specific IPARD requirements....
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Over US $5 million in financing
identified for Macedonian agribusiness
Given the current scarcity of finance,
more effort is needed to identify and
understand currently available sources.Due in part to the
global financial crisis,Macedonian...
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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...
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Wild Gathered Products Firms Build Their Own Legacy
The
Wild Gathered Products (WGP) Value Chain plays a significant
role in Macedonian agribusiness since nearly all of its
products are exported. At the same time it provides income
to a significant number of households in low income rural
areas...
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Macedonians learn modern techniques to add value and
competitiveness to their table grape exports
In March 2009, ten participants from six Macedonian table
grape producers and marketers visited their colleagues in
South and Central California, USA. California is one of the
largest table grapes exporters in the world. During the ten
days of this highly technical study tour...
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Study tour to Sweden results in initial sales of $70,000
In response to a request from the Macedonian Association of
Processors, from November 3 to 7, 2008 AgBiz and the MAASP
Project supported and organized a study tour to Sweden for
Macedonian vegetable processing companies to identify new
customers. Altra, Vipro, Kim, Konimext..
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Vegetable Specialties Processor Expands their International
Distribution
Dentina, a 100% private enterprise, was founded in 1993 and
today has sixty full time and seasonal employees. It is
located in the south-eastern part of the country in Strumica,
a town in the center of a major vegetable production area...
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Macedonian Quality Wines Succeed in Polish Market
The sunny and mountainous Republic of
Macedonia is a centuries-old pro-ducer of some of the Balkan
region’s best wines. Wine production in Macedonia dates back
to ancient times...
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