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Best Practices for Integrating the Romanian Small Farmers into the Agri-Food Chain

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  • Dan Boboc

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Gabriel Popescu

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Mirela Stoian

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Georgiana-Raluca Ladaru and Dan Cosmin Petrache

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

Abstract

In the modern market economy, agri-food chains were imposed and strengthened due to unprecedented evolving recorded by supply and demand of food in recent decades, dynamic driven by market fragmentation, on the one hand, and specific processes of consumption and consumer emancipation, on the other hand. The objective of the paper aims to bring to the fore the best practices for support the Romanian small farmers to facilitate their access to the market, which is often dominated by large distribution networks. Reality has shown that financial support is not enough, even if farmers use modern and efficient technological systems, and that it is a need for an efficient integration of small producers in the agri-food sector. To highlight the best practices that can be used by Romanian small farmers were used information derived from: literature study on problems regarding the food sector; analysis of studies conducted by the consulting companies specialised in this field; analysing the consequences of recent legislation concerning the marketing of food products, namely its implementation in our country, especially in terms of small agricultural producers and their access to the Romanian market.

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  • Dan Boboc & Gabriel Popescu & Mirela Stoian & Georgiana-Raluca Ladaru and Dan Cosmin Petrache, 2017. "Best Practices for Integrating the Romanian Small Farmers into the Agri-Food Chain," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 19(44), pages 315-315, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:amfeco:v:s10:y:2017:i:18:p:315
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    Keywords

    best practices; agricultural producers; retail; agri-food chain;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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