The Impact of Pesticide and Fertiliser Use on Agricultural Productivity in the Context of the “Farm To Fork” Strategy in Romania and the European Union

Cosmin Dobrin, Elena Oana Croitoru, Ruxandra Dinulescu () and Irinel Marin
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Cosmin Dobrin: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Elena Oana Croitoru: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Irinel Marin: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2022, vol. 24, issue 60, 346

Abstract: One of the main pillars of the European Green Pact is the “Farm to Fork” strategy. Launched in May 2020, this strategy aims to build sustainable agri-food production and distribution processes. The aim of this research is to estimate the impact of inorganic pesticide and fertiliser use on agricultural productivity and the economy at the national and European level in the context of the implementation of the “Farm to Fork” strategy. The current study outlines two models of analysis that will estimate the correlation between a possible 50% decrease in pesticide use and a 20% decrease in fertiliser use, and the level of agricultural productivity in European countries and, implicitly, Romania. The originality of the paper lies in the research method used, based on computable general equilibrium modelling, whose results were adjusted with a coefficient obtained by statistical analysis of agricultural productivity from 1991-2019. The results obtained show that the implementation of the strategy regarding the decrease in pesticides and fertilisers will not negatively influence the agricultural productivity of Romania. In addition, the amount of pesticides and fertilisers used in Romania is lower than the European average.

Keywords: Pesticides; fertilisers; agricultural productivity; “Farm to Fork”. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 Q56 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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