National and European Actions for the Development of Rural Areas - Stimulus for Ensuring the Sustainability of Economic Development

Abstract

The policies of the European Union pursue a sustainable and balanced development of the territory of the Community, these aspects being found in the objectives of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030. Among these objectives are some in the field of agriculture and rural development such as: SDG 2: eradicating world hunger, EU agriculture ensures that food is produced sustainably for all EU citizens, and that EU food exports contribute to food security in third countries. EU rural development and agriculture policies also support other SDGs: SGD 1 (without poverty), DGS 8 (decent work and growth), SGD12 (responsible consumption and production) and SGD 15 (terrestrial life). The article analyses the National Rural Development Program that was created to support through non-reimbursable funds from the European Union and the Romanian Government the economic and social growth of rural areas in Romania, starting from the 6 priorities defined at the European Union level. Thus, we will study the rural development measures financed through the NRDP, in the period 2014-2020, with a total financial allocation of 9.333 billion euros, of which 8.015 billion euros from the EAFRD and 1.347 billion euros representing the national contribution. We will present these measures in detail, based on public data available in August 2021.

Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain

“…This document identifies agricultural sustainability as a key aspect of its second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which establishes five pillars: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. Agricultural policies that aim to implement the triple aspect of sustainability (i.e., social, economic, and environmental) in primary activity are supported by other SDGs such as no poverty (SDG 1), decent work and growth (SDG 8), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) or terrestrial life (SDG 15), among others (Cojocaru et al, 2022; ONU, 2015; Streimikis & Baležentis, 2020; Tremblay et al, 2020). The European Union (EU) wants to turn its economy into a green system decoupled from environmental impacts.…”