Agriculture In Maramureş Compared To The Rest Of The North-West Region

This paper presents aspects of agriculture in Maramureș, compared with the situation recorded in the region to which it belongs, the North - West, at the end of 2010. Thus the work is addressed to all those interested in these issues. Maramureș County is part of the North â€" West Region, along with Bihor, Bistriţa-Năsăud, Cluj, Satu Mare and Sălaj. The paper is based on statistical information provided by the National Institute of Statistics, Cluj Regional Department of Statistics. In March 2013, the latest data available are those that refer to the end of 2009. Thus, based on this information, it pinpoints the area cultivated with the main crops, the land by use, agricultural production of goods and services, the average yield per hectare for main crops, total fruit production, number of animals, farm vehicles. After 1989, Maramureş County, as well as the entire North - West region, underwent major changes. Population decreased from year to year, however the lack of jobs has become a constant reality. The mining of ore, the processing of metals other than iron and the auto industry, which used to cover most of the jobs in Maramureş, entered into a continuous decline, which culminated in the closure of all mines in the county. In this situation, adapting to the new conditions, the current economic reality, is a daily problem for the people of this county. Maramureş is known for its wooden churches, its rural architecture, its old traditions - preserved until today - its craftsmen and its impressive landscapes. Much of the county remained non-industrialized in the communist period, so that traditional agriculture is at home in this part of the world. In Maramureș, agriculture is not an option. It is the result of the lack of jobs in other areas, which lead to the return of the population to rural areas. It is a way of making a living.