• In 2023, the agricultural production value increased by 0.6% compared to the previous year. • The crop production and agricultural services increased by 2.1% respectively 0.4%, while the animal production decreased by 2.5%. According to the data of the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Monday, in 2023, the structure of the agricultural production value presented slight variations compared to the previous year. The share of crop production was 60.3%, lower by 5.3 percentage points than the previous year; the share of animal production was 37.0%, higher by 5.2 percentage points than the previous year. The agricultural services had a share of 2.7%. The structure of the crop production value in 2023, by main crop groups, shows the following differences compared to the previous year: - increases in the production value shares were registered for: vegetables and melons (+2.0 percentage points), fruit and grapes (+1.3 percentage points), potatoes (+0.6 percentage points) and fodder plants (+0.2 percentage points); - decreases in the production value shares were registered for: cereals (-2.2 percentage points), oilseed crops (-1.3 percentage points) and other product groups (-0.6 percentage points). The structure of the animal production value in 2023, by main species and product groups, shows the following differences compared to the previous year: - increases in the production value shares were registered for: products obtained by processing milk in the animal farm (+2.8 percentage points) and poultry (+0.9 percentage points); - decreases in the production value shares were registered for: sheep and goats (-2.2 percentage points), cattle (-1.2 percentage points), other product groups (-0.2 percentage points) and pigs (-0.1 percentage points).
Interim president Ilie Bolojan announced the upcoming meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT), scheduled for Friday, March 28, at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest. The agenda of the meeting includes discussions on several critical topics, notably the status and future of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine...
The EU joint acquisitions in the defense sector are an opportunity for the national defense industry, said Romania's interim president, Ilie Bolojan, at the end of the European Council meeting he attended on Thursday, March 20. The official said that discussions at the meeting were focused on accelerating measures for European defense preparedness so that […]
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A new survey aiming to assess European citizens' views on transatlantic relations and security issues found that citizens in Romania and Poland are the most concerned about the possibility of an armed conflict in the coming years, but also share relatively positive views of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Around 74% of Romanians, and 71% […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed EUR 15 million to Morphosis Capital Fund II, a private equity fund supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-market companies in Romania and across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Managed by Morphosis Capital Partners, the fund aims to provide equity financing as an […]
