Abstract
Abstract In the current global context, agriculture should develop both interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary. Digitalization and innovation represent the key drivers of evolution. Agriculture must become more flexible and adaptable to the current challenges, integrating eco-friendly solutions that can maintain production at optimal capacity for a longer period. This paper aims to review the Romanian agricultural policies from the 19th century to the present, bringing perspective on the international practices and focusing on the technological innovations that occurred in the past years. The research follows the evolution of agriculture on the European agenda. There are now new challenges imposed by the need for modernization and reconfiguration of farming into an integrated system with performance parameters and development routes. Romania has followed the trends and implemented several policies which aim to help farmers integrate the new technologies into their day-to-day work.
Highlights
Romania started its modernization process in the middle of the 19th century
Agriculture was integrated for the first time into the national economic system during the agrarian reform in 1864 by the government led by Mihail Kogălniceanu
After 1989, the national agrarian policy has been through two distinct stages: in the first years, the emphasis was on dismantling the old forms of agrarian organization and re-ownership of agricultural landholders, while the second period consisted of Romania's pre-accession and accession to the European Union, a political approach that has created new opportunities and development perspectives, and a more responsible vision of the entire technological process generating agricultural products
Summary
Romania started its modernization process in the middle of the 19th century. More than a significant help for the industries, it represented a change of perspective. The old individual, a fragmented economic vision has been replaced with an integrated, predictable horizon that laid the groundwork for prosperous developments. In this context, the agricultural sector has been through different stages in order to meet and overcome the social and economic rigors. Each stage came with both improvements and new challenges. Studying the historical chain of upgrades is relevant as they all came with a strong economic impact, both for small farmers and for the industry
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