Increasing the competitiveness of the Republic of Moldova through the development of the horticultural sector

Competitiveness represents an important notion, both at macroeconomic level as well as at microeonomic level, being measured by different economic indicators. The interest to this term increased very much in the last period, both nationally and locally at level of enterprises because economists all over the world try to understand why some countries register accelerated economic increase compared to others, trying in this sense to find out solutions. The horticultural sector of the Republic of Moldova plays an important role in increasing the competitiveness of the country. In the horticultural sector are produced one third of the total agricultural production, it is high value added and the majority of the population is employed in the horticultural sector. In this scientific article is analysed the role of the horticultural sector in increasing the competitiveness of the Republic of Moldova, the constraints the horticultural producers are facing during different stages of the value chain and are proposed measures to increase the competitiveness of the Republic of Moldova through development of the horticultural sector