Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 2
Written by Ionuț Cătălin CUREA, Roxana FRANZUTTI, Gina FÎNTÎNERU

The investment support for the modernisation of agricultural holdings is an essential type of agricultural support in rural communities. This support could be accessed depending on many agronomic and socio-economic criteria. This article aims to observe whether the attractiveness in accessing the projects can be influenced by the size of the agricultural holdings and the level of direct payments received by development regions. It is also desired to see if access to these projects is sustained by the presence of agricultural income needs in the respective regions. By evaluating the data available on the Eurostat platform, we have assessed the number and average size of agricultural holdings in Romania at the level of NUTS 2 regions. In addition, with the help of the Farm Accountancy Data Network database, we have analysed the level of direct payment subsidies per farm. The results of this paper can provide relevant information on the current income needs of the analysed region. This can help us determine if, together with the number and size of the farms, it can influence the access to investment support projects through rural development measures.

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