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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Lucian TANASĂ, Ioan-Sebastian BRUMĂ, Simona-Roxana ULMAN, Gabriel Vasile HOHA

Due to their characteristics, short food supply chains have an increasingly important role to play in local supply networks as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional agri-food sector supply chains. They are considered innovative while providing many economic, social, environmental, health, and cultural benefits to small producers and, consequently, local communities. Basing on the specific scientific literature, these benefits are briefly presented in this paper. The contribution of short food supply chains to the improvement of food systems has become relevant in the context of sanitary crisis generated by COVID-19. More precisely, even if the global chains managed to overcome this unforeseen shock, the vulnerabilities appeared and were evident. Accordingly, in our opinion, the development philosophy of local agri-economy needs to change: the conventional agriculture has to coexist nearby the alternative agriculture, while not provoking damages each other. The chains interconnecting final producers and consumers have to be integrated into a socio-economic ecosystem with durable and sustainable basis, while the agri-food market needs to adapt to these new requirements.

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TANASA L., BRUMA I.S., ULMAN S.R., HOHA G.V. 2022, THEORETICAL APPROACH WITH REGARD TO THE MAIN BENEFITS OF SHORT SUPPLY CHAINS. FOCUS ON SMALL PRODUCERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 743-752.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Agatha POPESCU, Irina CHIRCIU, Elena SOARE, Paula STOICEA, Adina IORGA

The paper aimed to analyze the dynamics and trends in average annual food consumption of the population in Romania based on the empirical data provided by National Institute of Statistics for the period 2014-2020. Fixed basis index, growth rate, regression equation, coefficient of determination, graphical method and comparisons were the main procedures used to process. Cereals consumption declined by 1.26%, accounting for 204.4 kg/capita in 2020 and wheat and rye have the highest share in consumption. In the studied interval, vegetable consumption increased by +6.28%, accounting for 194.4 kg in 2020. Consumption decreased for potatoes (-7.4%) and cabbage, while for onion remained the same. Tomatoes reached 42.1 kg (+10.5%) and keep the top position among vegetables. Fruits consumption increased by +34.1%, reaching 107.6 kg in 2020. The consumption increase for (+15.5%), plums (+68%), grapes (+27.4%), peaches (+12.1%), melons (+5.5%), and nuts, while for cherries remained relatively constant and for apricots declined. Romanians consume 39.5 kg Mediterranean and exotic fruits by + 53.6% more, exceeding the apple consumption. Sugar consumption increased 25.5 kg in 2020 (+20.8%), while egg consumption decreased to 236 pieces (-4.1%. Milk and dairy products consumption increased 252.6 litres in 2020 (+3.4%). Oil consumption increased to 18.3 kg with 85.2% share in vegetal fats. Butter consumption account for 3.5 kg/capita. Meat consumption is by +27% higher in 2020, accounting for 77.4 kg/capita. Pork keeps its top position with 38.3 kg (+28.6%), being followed by poultry meat 28 kg (+39.3%). Pork keeps 48.1% and poultry meat 36.1% in meat consumption and together accounting for 84.2%. Fish consumption reached 6.3 kg (+38.5, while honey attained 0.8 kg. Income and price are the main factors influencing buying decision and consumption in Romania, besides product quality, landmark and fidelity, life style and desire to a healthier diet. Consumption plays an important role in GDP creation, and that is why the authorities have to increase salaries and pensions, income per household in a word and to establish thresholds among which prices could vary to stimulate consumption.

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POPESCU A., CHIRCIU I., SOARE E., STOICEA P., IORGA A. 2022, TRENDS IN AVERAGE ANNUAL FOOD CONSUMPTION PER INHABITANT IN ROMANIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 561-580.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Gabriela-Dalila STOICA, Maria-Cristina STERIE, Andreea-Daniela GIUCĂ, Ana URSU, Ionuț Laurențiu PETRE

The aim of the paper is to present the evolution and future trend of organic farming, the forecast made for the next period, until 2025. The data provided by the international database Eurostat have been used to set up the forecast for the next period until 2025 regarding the areas occupied with oilseeds plants, using SPSS software, Forecasting working method. Organic farming is the production system that is based on certain strict principles of obtaining products, in accordance with guidelines and standards. national and international standards, which are designed to reduce the human impact on the environment while maintaining the normal functioning of the agricultural system. Comparing Romania to the EU member countries in terms of total area converted to organic farming, it ranks 8th with a total area of 291,629 ha, and first among European countries with 90,124 ha in terms of area grown with oilseeds in an ecological system. As a result of the application of measures to support and stimulate organic production, it is claimed that the area under organic farming at national level will increase by about 67% in 2022 compared to 2012. The results showed that in 2025 it is expected as Romania to cultivate up to 21,884 hectares of rapeseed, 71,274 hectares of sunflower and 26,963 hectares of soybeans in an ecological system.

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STOICA G.D., STERIE M.C., GIUCA A.D., URSU A., PETRE I.L. 2022, TRENDS IN ORGANIC FARMING IN ROMANIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 725-732.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Elena BONCIU

Organic agriculture is a production system that supports the health of soil, ecosystems and consumers, combining tradition, scientific research and innovation, promoting fair relationships and a better quality of life, in a way that ensures equity at all levels and for all involved in the agri-food chain: farmers, processors, distributors, traders and consumers. Therefore, ecological agriculture means respect for people and for nature. In this context, the objective of this paper was to briefly evaluate the trends of organic agriculture sector at global level, in the context where the development of this system is motivated by the increasing demand of consumers for food quality and safety in consumption. Recent statistics published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), show the upward trend of organic agriculture. Thus, at the level of 2020, organically cultivated surfaces were 74.9 million hectares (with an increase of over 4% compared to 2019) and over 3.4 million producers, their number increasing with 7.6% compared to 2019. The organic food market is also continuously growing, exceeding 120 billion euros. From this point of view, USA, Germany and France are the countries with the largest organic market. Europe is the second largest and most developed organic market (52 billion euros), after Northern America 53.7 billion euros). The current decade is an organic decade, in which more and more organic food products are winning over consumers. Taking into account the upward trend of global organic agriculture, taking into account the surfaces, the number of producers and processors but also the number of consumers, it can be concluded that organic agriculture is emerging as a viable alternative for the third millennium, because, eventually, the organic agriculture means respect for people and for nature.

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BONCIU E. 2022, TRENDS IN THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL - A BRIEF REVIEW. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 81-86.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Olesia TOTSKA

Ukraine and Romania are neighboring countries, which facilitates their foreign economic cooperation. The article provides a detailed analysis of the financial aspects of trade in agricultural products of Ukraine and Romania. The analysis was conducted on the basis of statistical data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for 2021. The study used ABC-method. It is determined that the following groups of goods of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine are in the greatest demand in Romania: preparations of grains; cocoa and cocoa preparations; sugar and sugar confectionery; animal or plant fats and oils; meat and meat preparations; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, vinegar (group A). They were exported in the amount of USD 9,594.8 ths. to USD 38,145.7 ths. At the same time, the largest shares of imports from Romania to Ukraine have such agricultural products as tobacco and industrial substitutes of tobacco; cereals; other mixed foodstuffs (also group A). They were imported in the amount of USD 5,438.5 ths. to USD 29,378.2 ths.

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TOTSKA O. 2022, UKRAINE AND ROMANIA: FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 771-776.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Mihai MIHĂILESCU, Liviu MĂRCUȚĂ, Eduard CEAUȘOGLU

Energy management is important for all farms and choosing the most suitable form of storing energy is essential in mitigating associated risks, seizing opportunities and thus maximizing productivity. We propose the small scale environmentally friendly method of storing energy in gravitational form, which involves pumping water available in open ponds to higher altitudes to store surplus energy, and releasing it to lower altitudes when additional energy is required. For small farms that benefit of suitable geographical position for storing energy this way, i.e. sufficiently high height gradient, this method would be particularly beneficial as it decreases the need to rely on external energy providers. In addition, it has the potential of helping the environment, as local flora and fauna may benefit from the presence of water especially during drought periods. For the purpose of remote control and data acquisition in such locations, we propose using long range and low power communication (LoRa) infrastructure and LoraWAN protocol - such infrastructure has the added benefit of assisting farmers in making better decisions for their crops, as well as providing warnings if required. To assess the feasibility of the method, we carried out a case study on a local small farm. Initial results indicate that the costs involved when using this method are comparable to other energy storage methods, but storing energy gravitationally has the added advantage of being more environmentally friendly. For a more detailed and larger scale feasibility test, we propose to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for choosing the most suitable locations for placing the ponds and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to examine correlations and draw a conclusion on whether the presence of new ponds is overall beneficial. Such an investigation also offers insight from a quantitative perspective, informing economic calculations such as pay-back period (PBP) and Return on Investment (ROI) of the project.

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MIHAILESCU M., MARCUTA L., CEAUSOGLU E. 2022, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN SUPPORTING BUSINESS DECISIONS FOR STORING ENERGY IN GRAVITATIONAL FORM . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 419-430.

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Written by John OYETORO, Afusat ALABI, Lateef JIMOH

The study assessed the utilization of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs among tomato farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Using three stage sampling technique, (240) registered tomato farmers were selected sample size for the study. Interview schedule was utilized to elicit relevant information and data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results show that most (65.0%) of the respondents were males, married (50.0%) with mean age, household size and years of formal education of 35±10.5 years, 2 ± 0.6 persons and 13.0±3.9 years, respectively. Most (56.3%) of the respondents were primarily engaged in farming with mean annual income of ₦703,075.00 ±210,922.5 while few (42.5%) belong to social organisation. The most frequently aware of all the practices by the respondents were to look for pest and disease resistance varieties (93.8%) while inadequate knowledge of GAPs (1.46) and high cost of technology (1.29) were the main constraints to utilization of GAPs among tomato farmers in the study area. Positive relationship was found between age (r = 0.531, p≤0.05), years of formal education (r = 0.460, p≤0.05) and utilization of GAPs. The study concluded that GAPs were moderately utilized among the respondents and recommended that government should provide special incentives for the tomato farmers in order to encourage them as well as others who are yet to engaged in GAPs.

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OYETORO J., ALABI A., JIMOH L. 2022, UTILIZATION OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TECHNOLOGIES AMONG TOMATO FARMERS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 473-478.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Elena COFAS, Florin Cristian CIOBĂNICĂ

The participation of university students in workplace learning programs, which aims to develop their socio-professional skills, is a fundamental activity for their proper insertion into the labor field, after their graduation. A practical approach to all the theoretical knowledge accumulated over the years of study will contribute significantly to the sedimentation, respectively to the acquisition of pragmatic skills, anchored in reality, and frequently requested by every nowadays employer. Traineeships aim to facilitate a context for the application of theoretical knowledge in a professional setting, giving each student the experience of work, responsibility, accountability, and the satisfaction to be able to perform certain tasks by themselves. Carried out to complement the study program, they represent a real springboard for the student in finding a job in a highly challenging economic environment. The traineeship can be carried out in many industries and services, being a mandatory activity, included in the curricula of the bachelor's and master's programs. This paper aims to present a webpage-type application which was created to present and promote the traineeship opportunities within the specialization Engineering and Management in Public Food and Agritourism of the Faculty of Management and Rural Development, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania (UASVM). All the information and pictures presented on the web page are related to a full license cycle of 4 years, which took place before the 2019 Covid pandemic.

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COFAS E., CIOBANICA F.C. 2022, WEB PLATFORM FOR THE PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC FIELD TRIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION - AGROTOURISM AND PUBLIC FOOD SPECIALIZATION. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 149-164.

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Florin SALA

The study evaluated the variation of wheat production in relation to the ears density and category at harvest moment. The study was conducted at the Didactic and Experimental Resort (DER), Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, Timis County, Romania (BUASVM).. The 'Solehio' wheat variety was cultivated in non-irrigated technology conditions, on a chernozem type soil. At the harvest moment, determinations of ears density and category were made in 10 random locations within the crop plot. Three ears categories were identified, in relation to the main stem and tillering, on which they formed: main stem ear (MSE), tiller stem 1 ear (TS1E), tiller stem 2 ears (TS2E). The average wheat production (Y) was 5,247 kg ha-1. Weak correlations were found between TS2E and MSE, in statistical safety conditions (r=-0.634*, *p<0.05). High variability was recorded in the case of the TS2E ears category (CVTS2E = 3.2478), intermediate variability was recorded in the case of the TS1E ears category (CVTS1E = 3.0096), and in the case of the MSE ears category the lowest variability was recorded (CVMSE = 1.2538). From the analysis of the ears categories identified at harvest, the 'Solehio' wheat variety, a ratio of about 7:2:1 was found. The regression analysis facilitated the obtaining of equations that described the production variation in relation to the categories of recorded ears, in conditions of statistical safety (R2=0.999, p<0.001). The variation of wheat production (Y) and production increase (Y) was simulated based on the increase of the MSE ears density at harvest. Thus, by increasing the density of ears in the MSE category between 10 - 40%, production increases (Y) between 371.98 kg ha-1 and 1,487.94 kg ha-1 would be possible, under the conditions of an adequate cultivation technology.

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SALA F. 2022, WHEAT PRODUCTION VARIATION ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO THE EARS DENSITY AND CATEGORY AT HARVEST. Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 617-624.

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Written by Mary Cris F. PLEÑOS

This study examines the involvement of women in abaca farming activity at various phases. Selection of the respondents was done by simple random sampling, and the data were collected using survey questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, which included frequency counts, percentages and mean. According to the findings, women participated in all aspects of abaca farming, however men are more heavily involved than women because it is a labor-intensive livelihood. Women were commonly involved in abaca-related decision-making, as well as in the sale of abaca fiber and the management of abaca farm earnings.

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PLENOS M.C.F. 2022, WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN ABACA FARMING: A CASE IN BAYBAY LEYTE, PHILIPPINES . Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3, PRINT ISSN 2284-7995, 497-502.

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