FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE UTILIZATION AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AREAS IN ROMANIA

Elena Toma () and Carina Dobre ()
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Elena Toma: University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Carina Dobre: University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest

Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 2016, vol. 13, issue 2, 159-168

Abstract: The Romanian agriculture seen from the perspective of land structure and ownership forms is characterized by specific elements at territorial level. The purpose of this paper is to classify the counties from Romania according to the main variables that characterize the agrarian structures, through specific methods like factor analysis and cluster analysis. The research works identified six clusters with similar characteristics delimiting the Romanian agricultural profile. The results obtained have allowed us to conclude that the agricultural policy measures should be tailored in accordance with this classification, which range from counties with a high share of arable land and a high percentage of the leased in land to counties with a high share of pastures and meadows and a high share of land areas into ownership.

Keywords: utilized agricultural area; ownership forms; principal component analysis; cluster analysis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 C82 Q15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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