Similarities and dissimilarities between the EU agricultural and rural development model and Romanian agriculture. Challenges and perspectives

Ciutacu, Constantin; Chivu, Luminiţa; Vasile, A. J.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.08.009

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“…During the socialist regime, the state ownership of all goods [100] and the massive industrialization [101] were not in favor of entrepreneurship in rural areas. After the instauration of the democracy in Romania, the economic restructuring and the change in societal perceptions have reaffirmed the role of rural activities in the development of the country [102]. As a consequence, including agritourism entrepreneurship is recently considered a viable option for the sustainable growth of the regions and, after the accession of Romania to the European Union, the financing through structural funds also facilitated this type of business initiatives.…”

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confidence: 99%

Incentives for Developing Resilient Agritourism Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities in Romania in a European Context

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Abstract:In a global setting where the requirements for development equally address the economic viability but also social and environmental sustainability, the healthy and efficient growth of rural communities poses substantial challenges. Our paper focuses on specific conditions and constraints that influence the progress of agritourism business initiatives as viable entrepreneurial solutions for self-sustainable rural communities in Romania. To assess the impact of economic, social and tourism-related factors on agritourism entrepreneurship for Romanian counties during 2010-2015 periods, we conducted several Ordinary Least Square regression models. The results emphasize that economic indicators like regional GDP and kilometers of national roads have a positive influence on the number of agritourism business units; also, a positive impact on agritourism entrepreneurship was identified for tourism-related factors like: number of employees and corresponding salaries in tourism, total tourists, share of tourism firms and their turnover in total firms and turnover of the region, as well as preference of tourists for agritourism. The conclusions highlight the direct link between resilient agritourism entrepreneurship and sustainable development of the region and open further research directions.

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Section: Database and Research Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Except for Poland and Slovenia, the two countries that had a consolidated and advantageous farm structure to start from, factors such as different agricultural policy frameworks, restrictive land policies, uneven CAP support and supplement payments, increasing competition with limited domestic market capacity to withstand such strains, negativist attitudes regarding the attractiveness of the economic sector, and the degree of investments (see detailed data in Jambor, 2009, 2013;Ciutacu et al, 2015) seemed to impact country performances and created different outcomes. In the case of Bulgaria and Romania, for example, even if pre-accession (PHARE, ISPA, SAPHARD) and post-accession funds were significant, they struggled to keep up with disbursements as seen in other CEE countries (Paliova and Lybek, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further reasons, such as redistribution of labor to other economic branches -a long-time process going back to 1950s, and sustained migration to urban areas, followed by EU labor migration after EU accession, further contributed to the creation of a "deeply imbalanced, dysfunctional, and non-competitive" agricultural sector (Ciutacu et al, 2015) in countries unable to create a successful transition and implementation framework.…”

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Climate Change Influence on Agriculture and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Central and Eastern European Countries

Kantor

McLean²,

Kantor

2017

Not Sci Biol

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The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus concept has great potential for understanding a region's vulnerability to climate change. This paper examines individual components that form the supporting pillars of the nexus in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. An overview of specific CEE political environments that govern economic and environmental policies are examined to select several domains representing higher risks to society, environment and economies of selected countries, together with evaluation of extant interlinkages between climate change, agriculture and the WEF nexus. While a variety of studies quantify and analyze climate change impacts on water availability, crop yields, yield variability, or alternative energy needed to mitigate global warming effects, this paper shows there is no clear evidence of a nexus-based integration to help manage or mitigate extreme future climate change-related events in the region. The study provides a model for supporting WEF pillars and advances recommendations for consideration of the nexus approach in relation to climate adaptation.

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“…Although during the fourteen years of continuous transition Romania succeeded, after a period of more than seventeen years, to integrate into the European economic and social space, there are still imbalances in the national economy and the economic performance is modest. From a sectorial perspective, agriculture, although significantly reduced its contribution to GDP (Global Domestic Product), continued to influence significantly the macroeconomic results as it was remarked in some studies as (Ciutacu et al, 2014;Tegledi, 2011;Done et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 96%

The importance of economic structure evolution in achieving performance: From agrarian economy to competitiveness in Romanian economy

Andrei

Ungureanu

2014

Ekon Polj

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In terms of more increased integration and globalization of markets, risk diversification and exposure to external economic factors disturbing the structure of the national economy acquires a major role in alleviating and absorbing adverse effects on national economies are exposed. Starting from the reality that reducing disparities and achieving convergence criteria cannot be achieved except through the perspective of economic structures, the main objective of this research is the analysis of the importance of the economic structure in achieving functional requirements and competitive market economy, in the process of transition agrarian economy to a market economy in Romania, highlighting the main changes and effects that occurred in the past twenty-three years in the national economy, with a closer approach on agricultural structures.

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Similarities and dissimilarities between the EU agricultural and rural development model and Romanian agriculture. Challenges and perspectives

Cited by 53 publications

References 8 publications

Incentives for Developing Resilient Agritourism Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities in Romania in a European Context

Incentives for Developing Resilient Agritourism Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities in Romania in a European Context

Climate Change Influence on Agriculture and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Central and Eastern European Countries

The importance of economic structure evolution in achieving performance: From agrarian economy to competitiveness in Romanian economy

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