CIRCULAR AGRICULTURE – A NEW PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Victoria Iordachi () and Nicolae Popa
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Victoria Iordachi: National Institute of Economic Research, Republic of Moldova
Nicolae Popa: National Institute of Economic Research, Republic of Moldova

Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 89-100

Abstract: One of the key challenges in the coming years is to produce enough safe and nutritious food for the future generations without exceeding the planetary reserves even more. In circular agriculture, waste is seen as a raw material to produce new valuable products, including crops, food, feed and energy. Another characteristic of the concept is the need to reduce the consumption of resources and discharges into the environment. This article analyzes the concept of circular agriculture as well as the necessary government policies for implementing this concept as the development paradigm. It is highly recommended for governments to promote circular agriculture, especially in the post COVID-19 period, as means to improve different objectives, including better environmental conditions, climate change mitigation, public health, etc. It is also recommended to support and facilitate the development of circular economy principles as well as to implement best practices from existing initiatives around the world.

Keywords: circular agriculture; sustainable development; nutritious food; agricultural waste; agricultural policy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q18 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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