A letter appealing for help and signed by the Moldovan premier has been sent to the heads of governments and organizations with offices in Moldova, the presidential press service said.
"I sincerely count on your assistance," Voronin was quoted as saying. "In the extremely difficult situation Moldova is facing, we believe in the solidarity and support of the entire international community."
Temperatures in the country have ranged between 38 and 40 degrees Centigrade (100.4 - 104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the past 10 days.
The drought has already damaged over 12.2 million hectares, or 84% of the country's farmland, which has resulted in $700 million worth of losses.
Voronin said the situation could yield lower revenues to the country's budget, social fund and medical insurance system, "to say nothing of such macroeconomic indices as inflation, and trade and payment balances."
The Moldovan leader said that in an effort "to cope with the situation at its own expense," the country would allocate $29 million for support to farmers, but that the sum would not be enough to overcome all the effects of the drought.
Another drought-hit former Soviet republic, Ukraine, temporarily introduced grain quotas in early July. Temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and soil temperatures of up to 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in May, as well as a lack of rainfall, damaged winter and spring grain crops, in particular barley, oats and grain legumes there.
