AGRICULTURE

Romania has been included on an official list of countries free of common swine pest drawn up by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), which paves the way for restrictions being lifted on the country’s hog exports to third countries, the Romanian Meat Association (ARC) said Wednesday. “The Romanian Meat Association is satisfied with […]

Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea stated on Sunday in Cefa, that the Law on food waste must be amended, which is why methodological norms haven’t been published yet, and he mentioned that on the website there is a version for public consultation. “There is a need to anchor very well in reality the law’s provisions, […]

The Agency for Agricultural Payments and Intervention (APIA) has concluded the campaign for the submission of single payment applications, with the area included in the applications by the applicants covering 9,541,389.45 hectares, 214,524.58 more than in the previous campaign, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR). “This has entailed special efforts from […]

Romania has a robust potential for the development of animal husbandry, as it has 4.5 million hectares of pastures and hay fields, just as Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria combined, and European subsidies have helped enormously in land farming, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Petre Daea told Antena 3 private broadcaster. “Of the 9.4 […]

Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu on Thursday said that out of 5.2 billion euros the ruling coalition has pledged to absorb in European funds in 2017, 2.2 billion euros have already been drawn before the end of the first quarter in direct agricultural payments made by the Agriculture Ministry via the Agency for Agricultural Payments and […]

For the first time in Romania, this week, Carrefour Romania has launched the Carrefour Varasti Agricultural Cooperative, the first one of this kind founded together with a retailer. 4 local producers are involved in the project, together with Carrefour. Located at less than 30 km from Bucharest, in the Varasti commune, Giurgiu County, the cooperative […]

Romania is joining the efforts to simplify and upgrade the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to define its future priorities after 2020 by establishing a technical working group at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR). According to a press statement by MADR, the group is made up of officials of the MADR, […]

Agriculture Minister Petre Daea stated on Saturday in Suceava that approximately 80 percent of the farmers have received agricultural subsidies, taking into account that last year the subsidies were paid in August and September. “A figure remained encrusted in my mind. A number of 1,785 farmers with the right to receive subsidy, last year, received […]

National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea on Monday wrote in a Facebook post that more than 70 percent of Romania’s farmers have got their subsidies for the spring campaign, arguing that first signs are emerging that show the difference between the governing by PSD and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats […]

Romanian farmers will be eligible for state guarantees of up to 80 pct for the purchase of land, as well as for reduced interest and guarantee fees, according to the legislative changes planned for 2017 aimed at improving the Romanian farmers’ access to financing. Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea met on Wednesday with commercial bank […]