EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR INPUTS IN THE ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE

Abstract

The paper assumes that the trends of the Romanian agriculture structural characteristics and of the main inputs are basic elements in assessing the development potential of the sector. The results show that the current endowment of Romanian agriculture with technical means, together with poor management at farm level cannot ensure timely performance of agricultural operations as required by proper technologies. Several causes of this situation have been identified, including: excessive land fragmentation, low scale use of material and technical base, poor operation of irrigation systems, inadequate farm and inputs management in general. This leads to low productivity and crop losses, compared with the situation in other EU Member States.