AGRICULTURE

National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), major at rule, and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Liviu Dragnea, considers that Romania’s livestock potential is huge and draws attention that significant amounts of grain that leave the country return in the form of bakery products. “Romania should return to its former livestock management. The […]

Romania’s irrigated agricultural area could increase to over 1.8 million hectares from the current 610,000 hectares without adversely impacting water resources, reveals a survey by the Ministry of Waters and Forests commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Agency for Rural Investment Financing (AFIR) said in a release on Friday. In connection […]

Every company in Romania must comply with the law, Deputies’ Chamber Speaker Liviu Dragnea, leader of the Social Democrats stated on Tuesday. “I believe every company that is doing business must comply with the law. And I believe that the state institutions, which, of course, are now dealing with more important issues – some pig […]

Romania imported 42,600 tons of poultry in the first four months of this year, up 6 pct as compared to the similar period in 2016, while exports were 2.4 times lower in the same period, of only 17,600 tons respectively, according to the trade balance in agrifood products, consulted by AGERPRES. The value of poultry […]

Romania’s poultry producers under the umbrella of the Poultry Breeders Union (UCPr) assure that Romanian poultry farms do not use broad spectrum insecticide Fipronil to eradicate parasites, UCPR said in a release this week. “Under European legislation, the use of this insecticide on animals intended for human consumption is banned. Romanian poultry farmers are required […]

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) has been designated as managing authority for operational programme fisheries and maritime affairs, according to a MADR press statement released on Wednesday. “Having regard to the opinion of the Audit Authority No 61661 / 01.08.2017 on the compliance of the management authority with the criteria set out […]

Last year, the European Union produced 39 billion liters of alcoholic beer, by 400 million liters more than in 2015, as well as 900 million liters of alcohol-free beer or with a less than 0.5 pct alcohol content, and Romania ranked ninth among beer producers in the EU, according to data released on Friday by […]

Industrial sectors such as energy, agriculture, tourism and research and development will become the priorities of the Romania – Egypt economic relations, the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) said in a Tuesday release. “The 5th meeting of the Romania – Egypt Business Council took place recently at the historic seat of the Bucharest […]

The demands for financing the investment projects in the processing and marketing of the agricultural products with a view to getting non-farming products through the National Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 (PNDR 2020), could be accessed with 1 August 2017, the allocation being worth EUR 70 million, on Monday informed the Agency for Rural […]

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Petre Daea had a working meeting with the leadership of the Agency for Rural Investment Financing (AFIR) at central, regional and county level to increase the absorption of European funds, informs AFIR on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to analyze the implementation of the 2014-2020 National Rural […]