Between November 2020 and May 2021 a questionnaire was developed in order to capitalize on the situation in the field of agro-food waste processing and a survey was carried out among agro-food enterprises in the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Among the 12 key questions we can mention: whether there is interest from enterprises in the separation of waste; if there is waste management within the company; if the waste costs are recorded; whether enterprises need support in the given direction, etc.

During the survey reference period, 30 enterprises participated: 26 companies from the Republic of Moldova and 4 companies from Romania. Of the total number of enterprises surveyed, 21 are in the field of winemaking, 7 in the field of fruit and vegetable processing and 2 in another agro-food sector.

The importance of developing the understanding recovery of waste in the agro-food sector was supported by 21 companies, who responded that they would need such support in this direction. The IntelWastes project database can be accessed at the following link: https://intelwastes.utm.md/database/