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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 3
Written by Rehana KHALIQ, Ovidiu TITA, Camelia SAVA

The assessment of indigenous knowledge for seeds consumption of sweet basil and psyllium as a source of fiber by local community was carried out in different parts of southern Punjab, Pakistan. A structured questionnaire was prepared with close ended questions. Data collected were subjected to the descriptive statistic like percentage, frequency, bar and pie chart. According to the findings of surveyed analysis we concluded that 77 % people under surveyed attained the traditional knowledge about sweet basil and psyllium from family members whereas results showed that most of the people (87.50 %) who used these plants as a source of fiber were above age of 40. The study further revealed that people of local community consumed the seeds of selected plants only based on traditional knowledge and reluctant to used them more frequently. Most of the surveyed people (87.5%) used Psyllium as a source of fibers to cure the digestive problems whereas sweet basil seeds used by the people (44 %) only for seasonal recreational purposes without knowing its specific worth of efficacy. On the other hand, majority of respondent preferred to use whole grains as compared to refined grains. From these results we found clear idea for novel food product preparations in future study from seeds of selected medicinal plants in according to the needs of consumers.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 4
Written by Raluca Florentina CREŢU, Georgeta Narcisa CIOBOTAR, Romeo Cătălin CREŢU

Business world is a competitive world where only those who can adapt best to the market survive. Still, being successful from an economic stand-point does not refer to fraudulency, treacherous practice or complete exclusion of the competition. The existence of competition and need for profit does not get into conflict with accurate behaviour and respect for ethical standards. A company’s value increases depending on identifying and harmonizing the conflicts of interests that occur between the social partners of the company, especially between shareholders and managers. The harmonization of these interests is ensured by the corporate governance system which aims for the global performance of the company. The present study undertakes to research the impact of the Government’s emergency rule no. 109/2011 over 15 public entities/companies.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 18 ISSUE 3
Written by Steliana RODINO

The present study aims to highlight the main features of economic activity in the Tulcea county, with specific interest in agriculture and the rural development sector. Regional goals for the revitalization of the rural area fostering sustainable development towards bioeconomy are based on the general aims of European strategies in this area. The settlement of regional bioeconomy in the Tulcea county and the neighboring areas, has great potential due to the high availability of the biologically based raw materials. Agriculture is well represented and it may become a cornerstone for food processing industry, boosting the economic progress. The paper employed a quantitative and a qualitative analysis using official strategy reports and statistical data in order to review the latest available data regarding the development of economic activities in Tulcea county. The statistical data were retrieved from the tempo on line data base.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 14 ISSUE 4
Written by Anda GHEORGHIU, Anca GHEORGHIU, Oana Camelia IACOB, Ana-Maria VOLINTIRU

Agriculture today is a strategic point of a country's economy, providing food based on population, development of internal and external trade and manufacturing industries by supplying raw materials. For Romania, this branch is a strong point both in terms climatic (temperate, balanced relief, soil quality) and at the same time is also a way of national development and convergence of rural areas to their full potential untapped. With strong reforms, well implemented, a specific legislative framework which aims to protecting private property, Romania could reduce the low efficiency and can have a sustainable agriculture. The paper aimed to present the advantages of consuming organic products, and, on the other hand, the advantages of a country in terms of organic farming. European agriculture is a competitive, market-oriented, but also protecting the environment model.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 14 ISSUE 4
Written by Stefania NISTOR, Ion DONA

The present paper aims to emphasize the evolution of sustainable development during the 2007-2013 period in the North-East region of Romania, as against the strategic objectives established by the Regional Development Strategy. The sustainable development at regional level can be measured by a group of indicators, established by Eurostat and collected by the National Institute of Statistics, which cover the economic, social and environmental specific dimensions. The paper employed a qualitative analysis of strategic objectives and a quantitative analysis of the main strategic result indicators in order to assess the evolution of the North-East region towards sustainable development. The results revealed the inefficiency of strategic measures and the low impact on the sustainable development of the region.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 4
Written by Pompilica IAGARU, Liviu MARCUTA, Alina MARCUTA, Romulus IAGARU

The activity of an agricultural enterprise is run within an ecosystem, it being characterized by intertwining and integration of the two components. The achievement of this relationship depends on the resulting performance, which requires organization policies and strategies to be adopted for the biotechnical and economic processes. The agricultural ecosystem is essentially rendered artificial; therefore, it should be monitored and run according to welldefined rules, in order to preserve and improve not only biodiversity but also quality and profitability of production. Considering the above mentioned subject matter, this paper proposes an ambitious undertaking, i.e. an interdisciplinary approach to issues regarding the sustainable development management of grasslands in the context of biodiversity conservation and improvement. This approach is not easy, despite the relevant interrelation between economic and biotechnological elements; nevertheless, it is supported by a successful management of the resources specific of pasture agro-ecosystem. The paper leads to the general conclusion that the promotion of eco-technical practices within the grassland agro-ecosystem results in a multifunctional meadow, primarily focused on obtaining a pastoral value with a corresponding loading expressed in livestock units per hectare of pasture, i.e. biodiversity conservation and improvement of known, as Romanian grasslands are known for their varied floristic composition of high biodiversity indices.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 4
Written by Oana Camelia IACOB, Ana-Maria VOLINTIRU, Anca CRISTEA,Elisabeta TURCU

The level and growth of GDP per capita has a role and effect in all areas of life in society. Life expectancy at birth for each person and the risk of poverty or social inclusion are dependent on the economic strength of the State expressed by GDP per capita. Under these circumstances, practical utility for explicit reasons and justification of economic policy decisions, an analysis of the interdependence between life expectancy and the risk of poverty with GDP per capita, by applying a rigorous econometric modeling methodologies.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 2
Written by Georgiana Melania COSTAICHE, Ioana NICULAE

The purpose of this study is to assess the situation of sustainable production and consumption in Romania in the period 2007-2015 based on the indicator resource productivity. Production and consumption of goods and services, generate better quality of life through the increased economic development, but creates pressure on the environment in the form of natural resource consumption and those residues that cannot be used, called waste. The study was made based on the statistical data available online, at Eurostat.eu. Data refer to a period of 8 years, from 2007 to 2015. At European level sustainable production and consumption are assessed using the indicator, resource productivity, calculated as ratio between gross domestic product and consumption of raw materials. Resource productivity is an indicator of macroeconomic efficiency, relevant to sustainable development and saving it material resources, its growth trajectory pointing a progress on sustainable development and a decrease rather a setback. The value of resource productivity in Romania in analyzed period has been an oscillatory evolution and it should be kept consideration that this indicator is dependent on the economy. For a sustainable production and consumption it is necessary to have a continuous increase of resource productivity, to avoid stagnation and syncope at the macroeconomic level.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 18 ISSUE 4
Written by Mircea Adrian GRIGORAS

The paper presents SWOT analysis of beekeeping in Romania using various results in scientific research and author's critical opinion on the past, present and future of this important sector of agriculture. The paper is based on the data from the National Institute of Statistics and on the study of many published articles closely connected with the topic. The results emphasized that Romania has a long tradition in apiculture, favourable conditions for Apis mellifera carpatica, for pickings in a large range of wild and cultivated flora, good pastoral areas, technological solutions for bee growing and breeding, a high number of bee families and apiarists, a high quality honey production and a potential for organic honey. Romania is facing with a small apiary size, a low honey yield, a weak beekeepers organization in associations, a various apiarists' training level, a non sufficient number of honey collecting centres and brands, and with fake honey. The existence of Apimondia, Apiculturits' Association in Romania, Research and Development Institute, the legislative framework, the EU and National programes for beekeeping development are a guarantee that apiculture will continue to develop in the future. The low internal consumption and the increased demand in the EU as well as the numerous rural population could encourage the business in the field of beekeeping for increasing export and trade balance, the income and living standard in the rural areas. But, the increased price of apiary inputs, the low acquisition price of honey, the severe competition in the EU market between producers and exporters, honey imports from China at dumping prices, climate change and bees diseases are threats which could affect beekeeping in Romania. For increasing productivity and competitiveness of beekeeping, apiarists should apply for financial aids offered by the EU and Romanian Government to grow the number of bee families over 150, to intensify pickings in pastoral, to increase honey production and its quality, to extend organic honey production, to diversify production and develop more local brands, to export a higher honey amount at a better price in the EU and assure a high efficiency along the honey chain.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 18 ISSUE 2
Written by Mihai BERCA, Valentina-Ofelia ROBESCU, Gabriel CROITORU, Roxana HOROIAŞ

In 2016 and 2017, in southern Romania, field experiences with Belmondo pea variety have been carried out. It has been found that, at about 35 days after emergence, the number of fresh nodules per plant ranged from 20 to 46 in the nitrogen-free version, with an average of about 33 nodules/plant. Since nodules were found at 80 plants/m2, it results a number of 2,640 nodules/m2. By weighing after oven drying, it was measured 38.24 mg/plant, which is 3.06 g/m2 and 30.6 kg/ha. Using the balance (difference) method, the calculated amount of nitrogen extracted from peas was 262.5 kg/ha, as follows: Nbiologically fixed = 262.5 – 135 (control wheat) = 127.5 kg N/ha (2-year average for Belmondo peas). It results that for each kg of dry nodules a quantity of 4.17 kg N has been synthesized – a nitrogen calculation coefficient. In a crop rotation with 25% peas and a surface of 1,600 ha, an amount of 51 t N/ha is fixed, which represents 24.5% or 29.4 €/ha. Research is part of a program meant to reduce conventional inputs and increase farm profitability.

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