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Models Underlying the Success Development of Family Farms in Romania

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  • Marius Mihai Micu

    (Faculty of Management and Rural Development, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 010961 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Eduard Alexandru Dumitru

    (Office for Rural Development, Research Institute for Agriculture Economy and Rural Development, 010961 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Catalin Razvan Vintu

    (Faculty of Management and Rural Development, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 010961 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Valentina Constanta Tudor

    (Faculty of Management and Rural Development, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 010961 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Gina Fintineru

    (Faculty of Management and Rural Development, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 010961 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

A family farm is an important part of the countryside, both economically and especially socially. In recent years, legislative measures have encouraged the development of large farms, ensuring food security while neglecting family farms, which are characterised by a lack of organisation, the absence of proper classification and the absence of measures to encourage their development and protection. In order to identify the premises underlying the development of family farms, and to create a development model for those family farms in a poor economic situation, the BMC method and SWOT analysis of seven family farms considered successful models were used. The development of these types of farms could provide a solution to a major problem facing the Romanian countryside: the depopulation of rural areas. The results of the study show that the development of these types of farms is based on joining an associative form (cooperatives) and/or making investments in the processing/storage line of agricultural products.

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  • Marius Mihai Micu & Eduard Alexandru Dumitru & Catalin Razvan Vintu & Valentina Constanta Tudor & Gina Fintineru, 2022. "Models Underlying the Success Development of Family Farms in Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-17, February.
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