Moldova - Agriculture Competitiveness Project : Third Additional Financing : Environmental Assessment : Environmental and Social Management Framework

The development objective of the Agriculture Competitiveness Project for Moldova is to enhance the competitiveness of the country’s agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices - allows the necessary scope to incorporate the newly proposed activities and will not require any changes. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) avoiding use of remained natural or semi-natural steppe areas for pasturing and crop production; (2) to ensure appropriate pesticides handling to avoid contaminated surface runoff, etc.; (3) where possible, to fence grazing areas to use them subsequently, giving to others possibility to restore, etc.; (4) disposal on authorized landfills including on special toxic wastes disposal sites; (5) careful timing of works and work seasonally, as appropriate: to avoid construction during breeding season; (6) avoid or minimize surface water abstraction in case downstream the wetland is situated; (7) where possible, to renovate existing sewerage system and ensure connection to municipal sewerage system; and (8) where possible, use of fuels with a low sulfur content, such as natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas and use of low-sulfur raw material.