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

The paper analyzed the degree of concentration of tourist arrivals in Romania's Central Area, using the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics for the period 2007-2016. In this purpose, Herfindhal-Hirschman Index, Gini-Struck Coefficient, and Concentration coefficient have been calculated and explained. In 2016, tourist arrivals reached 2,585,938, being almost double than in 2007. For tourist arrivals, the Central Area comes on the 1st position in the country, with a share of 23.5 % of total arrivals. The tourism density in the Centre Region is 1.1 tourists/inhabitant, almost double compared to 0.56 tourists/capita at the country level. Tourist arrivals are mainly concentrated in three counties: Brasov, Mures and Sibiu, which absorb about over two thirds of tourist arrivals in the Centre Region (83%). Harghita, Alba and Covasna counties have receive less tourists. In the analyzed period, it was noticed a slight decline of the values of the indicators characterizing the concentration degree. The Herfindhal-Hirschman Index varied between 0.2923 and 0.2742, the values of Gini-Struck Coefficient ranged between 0.3902 and 0.3590 and the Concentration coefficient varied between 0.4682 and 0.4308. All these figures reflect a relatively high concentration of tourism demand in terms of tourist arrivals in the Centre Region.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 18 ISSUE 1
Written by Christopher Ogbonna EMEROLE, Chima Innocent EZEH, Obioha OKORIE

Changing demand against locally produced foods amongst Igbo farm households in South-eastern Nigeria is in the increase. Food items such as rice, fish, and poultry products are among imported foods that presently challenge consumer preferences. It is pertinent across farm household ages and income groups to determine factors that inform trade-off in consumption of imported foods which types are locally produced. A survey of the core Igbo states was carried out following a multi-stage cluster sampling method that selected five of the seven States that are traditional home of the Igbos. A total of 480 farm households were chosen as panel of respondents from whom socio-economic and food consumption information was gathered using a mixture of methods. Data on protein and carbohydrate intakes were gathered by interviewing each household member except infants on the food consumed on a 48–hour-recall approach. The analysed data revealed that foods produced included roots, tubers, cereals, legumes, fats and oil, fish, meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and spices. There were significant differences between value of annual per capita nutrition gaps in intake of energy foods and protein (respectively) by Children, Adolescents and Adults in the farm households. The age of the household head was a factor that positively favoured consumption of own foods against their imported brands. The study recommended that households should patronize own products and call for change of tastes, preferences and value as well as adjust their production plans to produce more legumes in their product mix.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 4
Written by Agatha POPESCU

The purpose of the paper was to analyze the trends and correlations in Romania's agro-food trade in the period 2007- 2016 based on the data supplied by the National Institute of Statistics. The statistical parameters of mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, growth rate, trend line, regression model, Pearson correlation coefficient have been used in this study. The export value of agro-food products reached Euro 6.06 billion, while the import value of agro-food products accounted for Euro 6.78 billion in the year 2016. Despite that both export and import value increased, Romania is still a net exporting country. The year 2013 and 2014 registered a positive trade balance. The economic efficiency in Romania's agro-food foreign trade has increased. This was proved by the growth of the share of the agro-food products export in Romania's export value, and by the share of export value in the GDP carried out in agriculture as well as in terms of export/import coverage rate. Romanian producers must continue to pay a special attention to the factors stimulating the growth of the agricultural production and improve the quality of agro-food products in order to cover better the requirements of the domestic and also of the international market, leading to a positive trade balance.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 2
Written by Agatha POPESCU, Toma DINU, Elena STOIAN, Ionela Mituko VLAD

The paper goal was to analyze the technical endowment in terms of machinery in Romania's agriculture in the period 2007-2015 and to identify the main trends and problems which affect performance and competitiveness. In the analyzed period, the park of tractors and machinery increased as follows: tractors by 14.5 %, ploughs by 13.9 %, cultivators by 11.3 %, seeders by 14.6 %, combines for cereals by 11.4 and for fodder by 17 %, machines for potatoes harvesting by 43.5 %, presses for hay and straw by 121.7 %, only windrowers and sprayers and dusters declined by 1.2 %, respectively, by 2.6 %. Despite this slight increase, the structure of agricultural machinery is still an uncorresponding one for keeping pace with new technologies. The utilized agricultural area (UAA) increased and as a result the UAA per tractor declined from 44.5 ha to 41.3, which is also a good aspect. Despite that agricultural production increase, its performance is not supported by mechanization mainly in the small sized holdings. The replacement of the existing old machinery with a high usage degree, whose repairs are costing, is obviously needed and requires substantial financial resources. the continuous growth of farm inputs price and the low price at farm gate for agricultural products do not assure farmers enough income to modernize mechanization. The Romanian Government should allocate a higher percentage from budget to agriculture for improving the park of tractors and agricultural machinery. Also, the financial aid per ha coming from the EU should be equitably divided among member states. Farmers need a better endowment in their farms to apply modern technologies and increase production, quality of agricultural products, economic efficiency and competitiveness.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 4
Written by Victor TIŢA, Raluca NECULA

This article aims to analyse the indicators in terms of level of education, school dropout, school population, civilians employed and the average of lifespan, in order to determine the trends in the rural areas of Olt county. The porpoise of the paper is to establish benchmarks in the formulation of strategies for the improvement of the education conditions and standards in rural areas and, therefore, in agriculture and connecting them to the socioeconomic reality. Olt County, by farmland it has, by the population living in rural areas, by the share of the population employed in agriculture and by the share that the value of agricultural production in the county's economy holds requires an education which should be connected to these socio-economic realities.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 17 ISSUE 2
Written by Agatha POPESCU

The paper aimed to analyze the main trends in milk market and the impact of milk crisis in Romania. The empirical data were provided by the National Institute of Statistics for the period 2007-2015, and have been statistically processed by common used methods to identify the main trends. While cattle livestock decreased, sheep and goat livestock increased, as consequence of the high price for farm inputs and the low milk price at farm gate for dairy farmers. The whole milk production declined by 15 %, cow milk production by 21.3 %, sheep and goat milk increased by 83.5 %. Due to the lack of raw milk, processors were obliged to buy raw milk from other countries. Romanian producers received a low milk price at farm gate, meaning losses and efforts to produce more milk to maintain income level, and to sell milk in Bulgaria. Traders did not react to the decline of produce's milk price. The whole EU was affected by milk and dairy products overproduction, and low milk price, which caused deep disappointments and damages to milk producers. The weak connection between producers-processors-traders and consumers along milk chain have allowed milk crisis to leave deep traces and claimed a change in milk market policy regarding more equitable measures and tools for milk producers, taking into account the expenses for production factors as well as consumer price, in order to avoid production concentration and to assure a balanced distribution of value added along milk chain. The strong competition among farms, oblige farmers to pay more attention to knowledge, training level, modern technologies, and farm management, factors which could keep production cost at a low level, assure a high milk quality, and economic efficiency.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 14 ISSUE 4
Written by Agatha POPESCU

The purpose of this study was the analysis of Romania's agro-food foreign trade dynamics in the period 2007-2012 in order to identify its major trends and changes. In 2012, the agro-food export reached Euro Million 2,812, and import Euro Million 3,834. The Euro Million -1,021 balance deficit proved that Romania is still a net exporting country. The EU accounts for about 72 % in export and 70% in import value, of which agro-food trade contributes by 8.90 % and, respectively by 9.54% in Romania's import. In 2012, the agro-food export structure was the following one:Vegetable products 38.66%, Prepared foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco 36.02 %, and Live animals and animal products 18.99 %, and the agro-food import structure was: Prepared foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco 38.39 %, Vegetal products 30.89 %, and Live animals and animal products 25.62 %. The main Romania's trade partners are Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands, Greece, France, Austria and United Kingdom for agro-food export (88.14 %) and Hungary, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, France, Austria, the Czech Republic and Greece for agro-food import (88.38 %). In the period 2007-2012, an improved efficiency of the agro-food trade was noticed in terms of export/import ratio, export value per GDP and per inhabitant, and lower and lower deficit of the trade balance.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 4
Written by Mircea Adrian GRIGORAS

The paper aimed to analyze the trends in animal production in Romania and identify its position among the EU countries and make a few recommendations to improve the statement of the sector. Animal production declined both at the EU level and in Romania. The livestock decline in cattle and pigs resulted in meat and milk production as well as consumption declined. Poultry meat and mutton and goat meat as well as honey production increased. Food consumption and self sufficiency rate are still lower compared to the EU average and their level in the most important producing countries of products of animal origin. The achievements in animal production in Romania are below its potential to produce meat and milk and food security could not be assured to the population. A clear strategy and important measures are needed to increase milk and meat production: a higher forage production, a balanced feeding to animals, the use of high breeding value animals, the implementation of modern technologies, a high training level to farmers and units managers, a higher productivity and product quality, as well as farm competitiveness, creation of associative forms. A sustainable agriculture and mainly animal production could be developed only in intensive farm systems, but also in the mountain and hilly areas by small farms which could use the pastures and meadows. As a final conclusion, the future strategy must pay more attention to animal production and create a balance with crop production. Otherwise, Romania's agro-food market will always depend on imports, affecting local producers.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 4
Written by Ștefan STĂNESCU, Manea DRĂGHICI

The Olt County occupies a territory that is in a majority proportion intended for areas under cultivation, agriculture is one of the priority activity in this area. This paper analysed the main indicators of agriculture and the tendency manifested along the period from 2000 to 2014. Among the indicators analysed are the land fund of the County with the study of the evolution of the utilized agricultural area and arable area, the main crops and yields of these crops, the holdings endowment with machinery and agricultural equipment, the livestock devolving to 100 hectares, the active population from agriculture and the agricultural value production by sectors of activity. All these data have been analysed as physical size, value of the tournament which it occupies within the County, and in their evolution. The tendency of these indicators was assessed through the annual rhythm of growth and using polynomial equations of degree two and three. There were large variations over the period analysed, for most of the indicators analysed.

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Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 3
Written by Maria COJOCARU

The paper aimed to present a comparative approach of price indices development in agriculture and price variation in ressources and services purchasement by agricultural producers. Based on the analysis of price development report "industry - agriculture," the author gives an appreciation of the phenomenon of "price scissors" for the period 2005-2014. The data sources are the studies from the issue of the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. The data were processed with the following methods: monograph, analysis, synthesis, trend analysis, graphical method, etc. It was concluded that the state should support a manufacturer's target price. The target price of the manufacturer supported by the state should provide producers a profit above the average in economy. Such an approach to the subsidization of agriculture will provide an increased reproduction without excessive expenses, will reduce the risk of overproduction due to excessive subsidies, and at the same time entities will have an incentive to increase the efficient use of assets.

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