Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 4
Written by Emanuela MARCU, Ionel Alin GHIORGHE, Daniel ȘERBAN, Gabriela Alina CIOROMELE, Maria Magdalena TUREK RAHOVEANU

The main objective of the research is to evaluate the efficiency of crops under the influence of drought. In the development of agriculture, a challenge is to obtain high yields under the action of climatic factors. During the research, numerous other secondary objectives were achieved, and starting hypotheses were established, which are verified at the end of the article. The objective of the research falls within the current guidelines of PAM 8, which aims at the efficiency of water use in Romania. The research is located at the Brăila county level, we aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the most vulnerable crops (maize, sunflower) under the impact of water shortage. The study was analyzed over the last 33 years, and the results suggested that the potential of crops is proven by the contribution to the turnover of over 8% that it has in the county's economy. Further research is needed to elaborate on these findings in other counties to have a comprehensive nationwide diagnosis for stakeholders.

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