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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2
Written by Anamaria Viorela GRAMA, Ștefan Laurențiu BĂTRÎNA

This research explores the evolving skill requirements in the agricultural sector, driven by changing business environments and technological advancements in the labour market. As agriculture undergoes significant transformation with the integration of technologies like drones, soil sensors, and data analytics, the role of farmers is shifting towards that of data-driven, business-savvy professionals. To assess modern agriculture's skill needs, the study employed a multi-faceted approach. Firstly, we utilized the European Skills/Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) classification to identify agriculture-related skills. Secondly, we analysed job advertisements from Romanian profile websites to compare the skills mentioned in job postings with the ESCO taxonomy. Lastly, we administered questionnaires to agronomy students and practicing farmers to gauge their perspectives on necessary skills. The study revealed a comprehensive skill set relevant to agriculture, with a strong emphasis on information skills, effective communication, and management abilities. These findings highlight the multifaceted nature of contemporary agriculture careers, which require technical expertise, sales acumen, analytical skills, and adaptability to navigate the evolving landscape.

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GRAMA A.V., BATRINA S.L. 2024, ADAPTATION OF THE FARMERS' SKILLS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUTURE AGRICULTURE . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 485-494.

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Written by Aurelia-Ioana CHEREJI, Irina-Adriana CHIURCIU, Mihai SEBE

The paper presents the current situation as regards the circular economy in agriculture in Romania, while also taking into consideration its global impact. We have here a system globally endorsed by the United Nations. It is also important for regional organisations such as the European Union or la Francophonie as the circular economy seems to have a high number of advantages in tackling climate change, creating a sustainable food chain, improving the organic character of the agriculture, etc. From that perspective Romania represents an interesting case study as it is both a European Union member state and a member of the Francophonie. It thus follows both sets of rules and recommendations in order to improve its status. The paper uses the bibliographic method and reviews the main documents that settle this aspect and presents the legal framework for circular economy. The put into practice of the circular economy in the Romanian agriculture would bring a series of advantages (environment, food safety, etc.) while also requiring systemic transformations.

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CHEREJI A.I., CHIURCIU I.A., SEBE M. 2024, AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND FRANCOPHONIE STATES. CASE STUDY: ROMANIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 259-266.

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Written by Mihaela BĂLAN, Cristian POPESCU, Oana Alina NIȚU

This paper presents the agroproductive differences between two luvisol units at the Preajba Experimental Center, Gorj, Romania, under the influence of surface erosion. Thus, two soil profiles were comparatively executed, one on the plateau on a slope of 2-5%, on a typical luvisol characterized by an Aţel, Ao, AE, El, Bt , BC, C profile, and another in the lower third of the slope on a 0- 5% where a stagnic eroded luvisol was identified. The latter had gradually removed its upper horizons due to slow surface geological erosion, exhibiting a shorter profile with the AoEl, El, Bt w, Bt2w sequence. By washing the fertile topsoil year after year, the physical and chemical properties of the soil worsened. In this regard, the bonitation sheets were drawn up, the potential yields achieved under natural conditions were determined, and following the application of specific hydro-ameliorative measures and the execution of enhanced bonitation based on them, it was observed that the bonitation scores increased, the favourability classes decreased, and the yields increased directly proportional to the value of the enhanced bonitation score.

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BALAN M., POPESCU C., NITU O.A. 2024, AGROPRODUCTIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO LUVOSOL UNITS AT THE PREAJBA GORJ EXPERIMENTAL CENTER, ROMANIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 145-156.

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Written by Iuliana CONDULEÈš, Silvius STANCIU

This paper presents an analysis of the actions undertaken by the ANSVSA inspectors during the 2023 summer season in the areas of tourist interest within Constanta County. Based on the analyzed data concerning the Summer Season Command period and the periods and areas overcrowded with tourists, specifically from June 26, 2023, to September 3, 2023, several conclusions can be drawn: The research highlights the fact that food business operators still require support in order to meet food safety standards and to comply with the legislation in force. These issues have resulted in increased inspections in order to prevent food safety risks, including the prevention of food poisoning. A total of 2,245 units were inspected, leading to the enforcement of 47 penalties for offences, totaling 4,962,200 RON, and over 2 tons of non-compliant food were confiscated. These conclusions provide an overview of the evolution of the activities conducted by food business operators in the South-East Region of Romania, indicating both the challenges to and opportunities for their development and the continued implementation of good hygiene and food safety practices.

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I.C., STANCIU S. 2024, AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL SANITARY VETERINARY AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (ANSVSA)'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE 2023 SUMMER SEASON IN CONSTANTA COUNTY, ROMANIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 367-372.

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Written by Roxana Mihaela BOLOHAN (COCIORVĂ), Ramona Vasilica BACTER, Ioana BOLOHAN, Gavril ȘTEFAN

The paper aims to comprehensively examine the critical role of rural development in the broader framework of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Employing a robust mixed-methods research design, we explore global and regional rural development policies through a cross-cutting analysis. The primary objective is to uncover the profound and positive impact of specific interventions on critical SDG indicators, with a particular focus, on poverty reduction, improved access to education and healthcare, and significant progress in agricultural productivity. Our research uses a mixed-methods design, combining quantitative analysis, qualitative insights from community engagement sessions, and spatial analysis using GIS-based mapping. Preliminary results show a promising correlation between sustainable agricultural practices and meeting the SDGs, with a 30% reduction in food insecurity rates, while the qualitative insights indicate a notable increase in community cohesion and empowerment, highlighting the impact of rural development on well-being. Summarising these multi-faceted findings, our study highlights the symbiotic relationship between rural development initiatives and the SDGs. The imperative for context-specific and adapted strategies is evident from the spatial analyses, highlighting the need for a comprehensive, integrated and locally informed approach to achieve sustainable and equitable overall development. The paper advocates the recognition of rural development as a key driver for positive change in pursuit of the SDGs, providing valuable insights for policy makers, practitioners and researchers.

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BOLOHAN (COCIORVA) R.M., BACTER R.V., BOLOHAN I., STEFAN G. 2024, AN INSIGHTFUL EXPLORATION ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS. A STUDY CASE- VALEA LUPULUI COMMUNE, IASI COUNTY, ROMANIA . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 193-200.

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Written by Iliyana KRASTEVA, Marina NIKOLOVA, Elena YORDANOVA, Georgi ANGELOV, Tsvetan MARKOV

Modern agriculture poses new challenges related to the increase of the need of sustainable development of the agrarian sector, and rural territories, respectively. The use of large amounts of chemical preparations in agriculture inevitably hides a number of possibilities for dangers, both for all mankind and for the natural environment. The main goal of this article is to analyze and evaluate the current state of use of pesticides and fertilizers in Bulgaria, as part of the agro-ecological indicators affecting the climate and natural ecosystems.Asa result from the research carried out we found that the levels of pesticide use in Bulgaria are below the average, but the last years are marked by a tendency for gradual increase of the areas of the used quantities of nitrogen fertilizers, manure and organic fertilizer, and a deficit in the Phosphorous balance in soil was noted. We need lowering of the degree of ecological risks related to use of pesticides and fertilizers in Bulgaria. This way the results will be multiplied for achieving higher level of economic, social and ecological sustainability in the development of individual rural territories.

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KRASTEVA I., NIKOLOVA M., YORDANOVA E., ANGELOV G., MARKOV T. 2024, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS IN THE RURAL TERRITORIES OF REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 565-576.

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Written by Darina STOYANOVA, Nadezhda PETROVA

The article examines cooperatives from the Agricultural sector and the Manufacturing industry. The research focuses on the growth of cooperatives of different sizes and ages. The period of the research is 5 years. After an in-depth study of the empirical data of the studied sectors, an analysis of the rate of change in net sales revenue and their productivity is made. The productivity, growth and age of the cooperatives are expected to be positively related for the period under study. Cooperatives with longer working experience are predicted to realize a higher rate of change in net sales revenue compared to cooperatives that have been operating for a shorter period of time.

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STOYANOVA D., PETROVA N. 2024, ANALYSIS OF COOPERATIVES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY-PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH IN BULGARIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 909-914.

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Written by Loredana GHERASIMESCU, Stefan BATRINA, Simona NITA, Ilinca Merima IMBREA, Lucian BOTOS, Ana Maria DINCU, Ioana Alina HINDA, Florin IMBREA

This study investigates SAPS (Single Area Payment Scheme) beneficiaries in Timiș and Caraș Severin counties, Romania, categorizing them by legal entity type (individual, authorized natural person, legal entity, and enterprise), gender, age, and the respective monetary values attracted in each jurisdiction. Findings in Timiș reveal a numerical preponderance of individual beneficiaries, yet a cumulative analysis across legal entities underscores their quantitative superiority. Conversely, in Caraș Severin, the cumulative count of all legal entities does not exceedt hat of individual beneficiaries. Gender distribution in Timiș manifests as 70.5% male and 24.5% female, while in Caraș Severin, it is 7 . % male and 28.9% female, with statistically comparable proportions at a significance level of α=0.0 . Regarding age, beneficiaries uniformly exhibit a minimum age of 8 years, with noteworthy instances of advanced age, reaching 95 or 96 years. The rightward-skewed age distribution is explicable by a pronounced presence of elderly individuals within the cohort.

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GHERASIMESCU L., BATRINA S., NITA S., IMBREA I.M., BOTOS L., DINCU A.M., HINDA I.A., IMBREA F. 2024, ANALYSIS OF SINGLE AREA PAYMENT SCHEME (SAPS) BENEFICIARIES. CASE STUDY IN TIMIȘ AND CARAȘ SEVERIN COUNTIES, ROMANIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 465-472.

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Written by Cătălina-Nicoleta COMAN, Răzvan PANAIT, Cristiana Silvia BUZATU, Cosmina Andreea SMEDESCU, Nicoleta Florica PĂTRĂCHIOIU, Valentina-Constanța TUDOR

At a time when expert analysts states that one of the main reasons why Romanian agriculture has been going through a major crisis for more than a decade is the labor crisis in agriculture, this article will examine the evolution of the areas cultivated with major crops and of the agricultural labor force from 20 8 to 2022. The study will cover the entire country, the 8 development regions, and the 7 counties within the South-Muntenia development region, also indicating the total area under main crops per person employed in agriculture during the reference period. To create this article, statistical data have been analyzed using the data from the National Institute of Statistics of Romania, TEMPO Online database, and using both descriptive and inferential statistics. In the year 2022, the area cultivated with the main crops in Romania slightly exceeded 8 million hectares. In the same year, out of 7.8 million people with an income-generating occupation, only about % of these people had an occupation in agriculture, thus a person employed in agriculture had a little over 9 ha of the total cultivated area with the main cultures.

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COMAN C.N., PANAIT R., BUZATU C.S., SMEDESCU C.A., PATRACHIOIU N.F., TUDOR V.C. 2024, ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL LABOUR FORCE IN TERMS OF THE AREA CULTIVATED WITH THE MAIN CROPS IN ROMANIA, DURING THE PERIOD 20 8-2022. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 357-366.

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Written by Pierre Bertran MBONDJI NTOMBE, Fon Dorothy ENGWALI

This study, which aims to analyze the causes of Cameroon's permanent dependence on rice imports, is inspired by the observation that the expense linked to rice imports has a very negative influence on the Cameroonian trade balance; however, the country produces rice which is mainly exported to certain neighboring countries. To carry out this study, the objectives were set to analyze the marketing channels of Cameroonian rice, and to identify the factors that favors rice consumption. The target populations are traders and consumers of rice in Cameroon. The regions covered are those of the Far North, North, and Center, which produce most of the rice in Cameroon. To collect data in the field, questionnaires and interview guides were developed. As for the traders, an interview guide was used to collect information, after carrying out a categorization. For this purpose, local wholesalers of paddy rice, foreign wholesalers of paddy rice, foreign wholesalers of processed rice, retailers of markets close to production areas, local wholesalers of processed rice, wholesale retailers, supermarkets, and shopswere identified. At the consumer level, populations residing in production areas, populations in metropolises close to production areas, and populations in metropolises far from production areas were identified. The data collected was analyzed using software such as SPSS and Excel spreadsheet. The tables and figures made it possible to clearly present the results, and thus facilitate their interpretation. It therefore appears that wholesalers of paddy rice who sell it directly to foreign buyers, making a gross margin for an 80 kg bag which varies between 2,000 and 3,000 FCFA, while those who process before reselling on the local market make barely a margin of 500 FCFA. In addition to this observation, we observe that wholesalers of processed rice who sell their products in metropolises far from the production basins have a gross margin which is completely double that observed in the metropolises close to the production basins; which is justified by the presence of intermediaries, and the transport costs necessary to ensure the transition of rice from production areas to consumption centers. The results show that 43.2% of Cameroonians consume on average kg of rice per day; but unfortunately, most are not aware of the existence of locally produced rice, and even those who are aware of it cannot easily find it on the market. In the metropolises of the southern zone of Cameroon, for example, we have around 50% of the population who are not aware of the fact that there is rice produced in Cameroon, 30% of the population who are informed but never had the opportunity to consume it.In view of all these parameters, Cameroonian rice is oriented primarily towards neighboring countries which are closer to the production basins, while the country continues to import rice from outside to satisfy the needs of its populations.

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MBONDJI NTOMBE P.B., ENGWALI F.D. 2024, ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF CAMEROON'S PERMANENT DEPENDENCE ON RICE IMPORTS. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 639-652.

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