Performance of associative and cooperative structures of calarasi county – analysis of the principles behind their organization

Rares Alexandru Ionescu ()
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Rares Alexandru Ionescu: Faculty of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

International Conference on Competitiveness of Agro-food and Environmental Economy Proceedings, 2014, vol. 3, 332-339

Abstract: Two large agricultural associative structures organized in Calarasi county significantly impact the specific market: Extension and Rural Development Consortium Vâlcelele (structure which operates under Government Decision 26/2001- on the associations and foundations) and Ileana Consortium (co-operative structure Tier 2, founded in accordance with the Law 566/2004). Knowledge of the organization and their operation is likely to break down the mentality barrier of farmers, who until now has kept them away from associations or cooperatives, and to increase the number of agricultural members of such structures, in order both to improve economic results of the farms and to improve the Romanian rural development. In this aspect, was performed an analysis of the evolution of economic indicators of the investigated cooperative structures, of their member activities, to identify and analyze the general characteristics of associative and cooperative structures and define the role of these structures in modernizing and improving agriculture. The identifying characteristics of associative and cooperative structures was used as starting point for the legal regulation of the principles underlying the organization and operation.

Keywords: farm association; cooperation in agriculture; rural development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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