Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 1
Written by Aurelian BULIGA-ȘTEFĂNESCU, Ștefan STĂNESCU, Raluca NECULA

Agricultural holdings business financing from public funds (EU budget and national budget), constitutes an important element in the process of consolidation of agricultural competitive structures from Romania and. In the period 2007-2014 at the level of the Olt County, the number of agricultural holdings eligible to receive subsidy was reduced on account of an increase in their size. The process of consolidation of Romanian agricultural holdings is barely at beginning. The average size of a farm in Romania is 3.6 ha, four times lower than the EU average, which lies at 14.2 hectares. New conditions for the subsidies granting in the period 2014-2020 commits small farmers in finding solutions in order to be eligible for payment. The budget allocated to Romania through the new Common Agricultural Policy (Cap) for direct payments on the surface will be over 10.6 billion euros in the period 2014-2020, and the aid per hectare paid from European funds will reach 196 euros in the year 2019, compared to Euro 139.17 in 2013. During this period the transformations among agricultural structures will continue because of the new rules that are stipulated since 2020 in accessing the communitarian funds.

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