An Analysis of the Influencing Factors of the Romanian Agricultural Output within the Context of Green Economy

Nicoleta Valentina Florea, Mircea Constantin Duică, Constantin Aurelian Ionescu, Anișoara Duică, Mihaela Cristina Onica Ibinceanu and Sorina Geanina Stanescu
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Nicoleta Valentina Florea: Faculty of Economics, Valahia University of Targoviste, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
Mircea Constantin Duică: Faculty of Economics, Valahia University of Targoviste, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
Constantin Aurelian Ionescu: Faculty of Economics, Hyperion University of Bucharest, 030615 Bucharest, Romania
Anișoara Duică: Faculty of Economics, Valahia University of Targoviste, 130004 Targoviste, Romania
Mihaela Cristina Onica Ibinceanu: Faculty of Economics and Administration Business, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania
Sorina Geanina Stanescu: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Science and Technology, Valahia University of Targoviste, 130004 Targoviste, Romania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: The objective of this study is to analyze the trends in agriculture and the factors affecting the output of agriculture (OA) in the EU and Romania in the context of green economy. The research used the quantitative (mathematical regression function, correlation matrix, and R-squared) and qualitative (the SWOT matrix of the agriculture sector in Romania) methods. The data on Romanian agriculture were gathered from Eurostat for the period of 2006–2019. The results showed that there is a direct and positive relationship between the OA and its influencing factors. Moreover, it revealed the negative relationships between the employees in agriculture (?0.58), air pollutants (?0.49), agriculture land (?0.42), irrigation norm (?0.39), agriculture training (?0.33) and the OA, and positive relationships between the area under organic farming (0.56), the average area per holding (0.56), the number of tractors (0.53) and the OA. Romania is a country where employment and agriculture areas are greater than in other EU countries; however, the results of our research highlight the significance of a careful analysis of the influencing factors, of making the difference between the thin line of sustainable performance, of developing new measures, of reducing risks, and of gaining new knowledge and agricultural skills, as an important activity, especially for Romania.

Keywords: agriculture determinants; agricultural output; simulation and modelling; green economy; agricultural performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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