Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 2
Written by Alexandru STRATAN, Alexandru CEBAN, Eugenia LUCASENCO

The livestock sector of the Republic of Moldova has been in a continuous decline since the collapse of the USSR, with sharp reductions in the production of pork meat (by 2.5 times), beef (by 13 times), poultry (-50%) and milk (by 5.2 times). Revitalization of the livestock sector has become of the priorities of the current public policies implemented in the country, new measures of public support like direct payments per head of livestock being implemented in order to boost the sector’s performance. The paper aims to analyse the current state of the livestock sector in the Republic of Moldova, with an emphasize on the subsectors with the most competitive potential that require an improved or additional public support. The descriptive, comparative and analytical research methods have been used in order to develop conclusions and recommendations with respect to the further development of the livestock sector in the Republic of Moldova.

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