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Fresh Apples, All Year-Round
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Photo: Radu Lazar, CFNA
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In a few days, these apples will be harvested and moved into the new Controlled Atmosphere Storage Facility, allowing them to taste fresh and flavorful months later.
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Apple producers throughout Moldova have a long-standing tradition of quality when it comes to growing
delicious fruit. But they have struggled for years with getting their product to market when the demand
is highest and prices are the best.
The lack of adequate storage facilities has prevented farmers from solving their marketing problem.
Now, with support from USAID, a Moldovan company has built a state-of-the-art Controlled Atmosphere Storage
Facility — the first of this kind in the region. Here farmers can store their apples for as long as they
need before bringing them to market without worrying about loss of flavor or freshness. Selling their fruit
out of season allows farmers to receive up to four times as much for their crop, and consumers can purchase
locally grown fruit at better prices than they were paying for imported varieties.
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