THVA Project & Evaluation
Between 2010 and 2023, this many Mathematica staff worked on the Moldova Ag evaluation (measured via charges made to the project)
What is 74 people? (+/- 15)
This country has the most daily flights to and from Moldova
What is Italy?
This country the most common destination for exports from Moldova
What is Romania? (followed by Germany, Russia, Italy, and Turkey)
Agriculture and food processing accounts for approximately this percentage of Moldova’s GDP (Acceptable answers within +/- 5%)
What is 40%
Moldova can thank its proximity to this sea for its mild and sunny climate?
What is the Black Sea?
Throughout the years, this many Mathematica team members have traveled to Moldova
What is 10 team members? (+/- 3)
According to the Embassy of Moldova to the United States, what U.S state has the highest number of Moldovan-born people staying there?
What is California? (8k Moldovans, followed by New York (5k), Washington (4k), Florida (4k), Illinois (3k), and North Carolina (3k))
This is the most exported agricultural product from Moldova
What is wheat? (sunflower also acceptable, sources varied)
Moldova is (approximately) the 20th largest producing country of this fruit
What is grape? (apple also acceptable)
This is the rainiest season in Moldova
What is Summer? (May & June)
Through the years, Mathematica team members have made this many trips to Moldova (for this purpose, one trip with multiple people counts as one trip)
What is 18 trips? (+/- 3)
Milestii Mici and Cricova are wineries best known for storing wine here
What is underground?
This major export is the main ingredient in Mămăligă, the national dish of Moldova
What is corn?
According to the World Bank, what percentage of the employed population in Moldova is employed in agriculture as of 2019? (Acceptable answers within +/- 5%)
What is 21% ?
Out of nearly 2.5 million hectares of agricultural land, approximately what percent is estimated to be irrigated? (Acceptable answers within +/- 5%)
What is 2.4%, or 60,000 hectares
This rehabilitated irrigation system is the only system never visited by anyone on the Mathematica team
What is Blindesti?
In 2021, FC Sheriff, the soccer team in Transnistria, defeated this team in one of the Champions League’s biggest upsets
What is Real Madrid?
When Russia banned Moldovan wine, this Scandinavian country stepped in to buy it
What is Norway? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBUekC1C_-w)
This Moldovan product is used to manufacture both sugar and ethanol
What is sugar beet?
On March 1, Moldovans celebrate Martisor (the start of spring), which is symbolized by what two colors?
What are white and red?
At the end of the compact, this many irrigation systems were rebuilt/upgraded and transferred to WUAs
What is 10 irrigation systems?
Moldova is the winner in this ranking, followed by Liechtenstein and San Marino
What is the least visited countries in Europe?
This national holiday in Moldova takes place on October 8th and commemorates the production of what major Moldovan export?
What is wine? (or National Wine Day)
In addition to lavender, many fields in Moldova have this flower
What is sunflower?
The Prut River is a tributary of this river, which is also the second-longest river in Europe
What is the Danube?