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Dr. Alexandru Jolondcovschi, APCP Manager Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006
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Agricultural Pollution Control Project:
Moldovan Experience with Nutrient Pollution
Control in Agro-Processing
Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in the Danube and Black Sea Basins
October 3-6 Republic of Moldova
Dr. Alexandru Jolondcovschi, APCP Manager
The APCP Moldova effectiveness
APCP Moldova was
declared effective on
March 22, 2004
Project Objectives
The ultimate goal is to reduce the discharge of nutrients into the Danube River and Black Sea through integrated land and water management. Theproject will assist the Government of Moldova to: (i) promote the adoption of mitigating measures by farmers and agro-
industry for reducing the nutrient loads entering the water bodies – these measures would include better management of household and livestock wastes in the villages, crop nutrient management, planting of buffer strips and conservation tillage, as well as dealing with wastewaters from agro-processing units;
(ii)strengthen national policy, regulatory enforcement and institutional capacity for agricultural nutrient pollution control and organic farming; and
(iii) promote a broad public awareness campaign and replication strategy.
Project components Promotion of mitigation measures to reduce nutrient run-offs into water
objectives: • Award GEF mitigation grants to eligible applicants from the RISP Special Credit Line;• Manure management ; • Promote environment-friendly agricultural practices;• Plant forest vegetation;• Restore wetlands;• Monitor water and soil quality. 2. Strengthening of national policy and regulation capacity in the field: Identify gaps in the national legislation pertaining to agricultural pollution control; Make comparative analysis between national regulations and of EU, especially Nitrates Directive; Draw up a Code of Good Agricultural Practices. 3. Public awareness and replication strategy: Develop a public awareness campaign and training for the population and stakeholders from the
pilot area, who will ensure support for the project interventions; Replicate results at pilot area and country level. 4. Project administration:
Project scope
At the country level, the project will be implemented in close association with the Rural Investments and Services Project (RISP), financed by IDA, which assists Moldova in increasing the profit level and improving living conditions in rural areas, via promotion of entrepreneurship in agro-industrial sector, raising of agricultural production, broadening of economic activities and trade development. APCP will offer grants to agro-industries, cooperatives, individual and farmers’ associations to cover incremental costs related to mitigation measures for reducing nutrient load into water. Awarding will be done based on some eligibility criteria established jointly with all interested parties. The results of the project, especially from the pilot area, will be replicated at the country level, through public awareness and training campaign.
In the pilot area, which includes a part of the Prut River tributary, an integrated soil and water management plan, for reducing and fighting nutrient pollution, will be developed. The Plan is designed for Lapusna Watershed.
The APCP/RISP Synergy
Which RISP projects are eligible for the APCP
Environment Mitigation Grants:
Livestock production Crop production
Agro-industries
Irrigation/irrigation systems
Storage of fertilizers
etc
The APCP/RISP Synergy: Accomplishments
61 RISP borrowers have receive GEF Environment Mitigation Grant totaling almost $1,450,000:- 42 in livestock
production;- 6 agro-industries;- 9 crop production;- 4 irrigation systems.
Lapusna Project Pilot Area
Overview:
2 counties: Hînceşti - Leova
11 comunas
14 737 households
43 238 inhabitants
46 603 ha total surface
33 899 ha total cropland surface
Manure Management Program
In winter 2004, in the Negrea comuna, the Manure Management System was set up, consisting of one communal and 150 household manure storage and handling facilities. The manure management systems has been equipped with a tractor, shredder, vacuum tanker and manure spreaders amounting to $41,000.
In 2005 similar manure management systems were established in the Carpineni and Lapusna comunas.
The Mayor of Carpineni becomes the owner
of the communal platform
The Mayor of Lapusna becomes the
owner of the the communal platform
Manure Management Program
Stages of construction at communal manure platform
Terracing
Ballast layer
Cement coping
Hydro-insulation
Floor reinforcement
Concrete pumping
Wall reinforcem
ent
Opening of platform
Manure Management System
Communal platform in use Individual platform in use
Environment- Friendly Agricultural
Practices Program In the pilot area, two comunas (villages) were selected for testing/monitoring of
environment-friendly agricultural practices. The first comuna, Negrea– for testing/demonstration and monitoring purposes, and the second, Pascani, only for testing/demonstration purpose.
Today we have in Negrea 5 demonstration fields with the following EFAP:- crop rotation;- strip cropping;
- grassed waterways;- buffer strip around vineyards, and;- catch crops in vineyards
And 3 demonstration fields in Pascani:- strip cropping;- catch crops in vineyards;- grassed waterways
Agro-forestry practices
Twenty four ha of forest belts have been planted in Carpineni and 40,000 seedling distributed to the farmers to be planted in shelterbelts.
Water Quality Monitoring Program
According to the sampling data, water quality of the River Lapusna is mainly second class (moderately polluted). However, in some sectors of the river the quality is as low as 3rd class ("polluted") and 4th class ("very polluted").
Upstream-downstream water quality monitoring of Lapusna
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SB1 SC2 ST3 SD4
N-NH4 (mgN/l)
N-N02 (mgN/l)
N-N03 (mgN/l)
Ntotal (mgN/l)
Ptotal (MgP/l)
P-PO4
CBO5 (02/l)
s. Stolniceni
s. Corne[ti
s. Leu[eni
s. Coste[ti
s. Ivanovca
s. Cotul-Moriis. Sobileni
s. Nem\eni
s. Frasin
s. C=\=leni
s. Bujor
s. Drojdieni
s. Boghiceni
s. Chetro[eni
s. S=rata-Mare
s. Sarata Galben=
s. Caracui
s. Pa[cani
s. Pereni
s. Tochile-R=ducani
s. S=rata-Reze[i
s. Mingir
s. Cioara
s. Pog=ne[ti
s. Bratianovcas. Horje[ti
s. C=rpineni
s. Negrea
s. B=lceana
s. Pervomaiscoe
s. Sofias. Crasnoarmeiscoe
s. One[ti
s. Obileni
s. Mire[ti
Neus NegreaOld Negrea
D Scale 1:130000
s. Voinescu
LEGEND River
Lake
Existent forests
Village
PROJECTED
Background river quality section
Control sub-basin "Balceana"
Treated sub-basin "Old Negrea"
Control river catchment section
Treated river catchment section
Monitoring project area
Strengthening of national policy and regulation capacity in the fieldOrganic farming:- the Law on Biological Agriculture has been passed by the
Parliament - The Department of Agro-chemistry and Ecology within the
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry dealing with organic farming issue has been established
Code of Best Agricultural Practices - A team comprising 5 local and one international consultant
participated in writing the Code;- The expertise of the main stakeholders- Ministries of Ecology
and Agriculture and Academy of Science- has been sought - The Draft Code consisting of 20 chapters was sent to the World
Bank for comments
Public Awareness and Replication Strategy Component
Public Awareness Program at the local level: - day-to-day, individual and joint
meetings with the target groups
to promote the idea that “clean
water means health and no one
but us could protect nature”;- Meetings and workshops for the
local authorities and school children,
workshops and field visits
Public Awareness and Replication StrategyActions at both local and national level:- 8 issues of APCP Supplement
to the Newspaper “Natura”
- Promotional materials:
- articles and debatesin printed press, radio and TV and the Internet
Public Awareness and Replication Strategy
And of course the expedition along the Lapusnita River …
Conclusions and lessons learned
The interest for the APCP Mitigation Grants is very high; The farmers now are much more aware of environment
mitigation measures at both pilot area and national level; Some counties require for a similar project to be run in their
area; This project should follow up at the national level with a larger
scope of activity; It is advisable to conduct public awareness actions upfront every
investment in the pilot area; and, While designing the actions one should keep in mind that every
actions is intended:
water, forest ,
flora and fauna
the communities we live in
the EARTH
and
to protect
Thank you for your attention!
GEF/WB Agricultural Pollution Control Project of Moldova
9 Cosmonautilor St., Chisinau, MD-2005, Republic of Moldova
tel/fax: 22 41 87, 22 15 86e-mail: [email protected]