More animal production in agrifood green power development, a new paradigm of concepts regarding sustainable rural bioeconomics and eco-economics.

Abstract

The present paper connects Nicolas Georgescu-Roeger's world-wide-known paradigm of improving the agricultural efficiency t o Lester Brown's more recent Eco- Economy - Building an Economy fo the Earth paradigm. The paper also presents a new point of view about a possible new paradigm of sustainabl e rural bioeconomics. The level of animal production indicates the progress of countries towa rds a sustainable society. As far as animal production is concerned, Romania is placed among the last within the EU countries. That fact is demonstrated by the number of livestock per 100 ha of land. The situation is worse when it comes to the quantity of products (meat and milk) p er inhabitant. The first statement is consequence of the drastic decrease of livestock ov er the last 20 years, when transition to the market economy has taken place; the second one is d ue to the subsistence target of most of the ruminant livestock. To achieve a sustainable an imal production in Romania, as far as cattle and sheep breeding is concerned, it is neces sary to increase the average area of land per family up to 25 - 30 ha and to build up cooperative s of land owners to provide technical services for their members. The pig and poultry ind ustries must be supported financially. As far as the EU market is concerned, the buffalo prod ucts, lean mutton and branded traditional animal products are of prime importance. Final conc lusion: The time is high for the Greening of Romania so that the country may become an Agrifood Green Power.