Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy

Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy

Gabriel Popescu, Andrei Jean-Vasile

Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 439

ISBN13: 9781466675216|ISBN10: 1466675217|EISBN13: 9781466675223

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7521-6

Cite Book Cite Book

MLA

Popescu, Gabriel, and Andrei Jean-Vasile, editors. Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy. IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7521-6

APA

Popescu, G. & Jean-Vasile, A. (Eds.). (2015). Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7521-6

Chicago

Popescu, Gabriel, and Andrei Jean-Vasile, eds. Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7521-6

Export Reference

Favorite Full-Book Download

Research and development in agriculture is a very relevant topic in today’s society, especially given the evolution of land ownership structures and resources exploitation. These transformations have paved the way for new approaches in the allocation and management of agricultural systems.

Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy brings together emergent research and best practices in the area of agricultural management, policy, and structures. Highlighting theoretical concepts and empirical research, this book will be an all-encompassing reference source for professionals, researchers, academicians, practitioners, and students in the field of agricultural economics and sustainable development, as well as in related disciplines.

Table of Contents

Reset

Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics (AFAE) Book Series

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Chapter 1

Regional Development Disparities in Romanian Agriculture and Rural Development: A Multi-Criteria Approach (pages 1-29)

Gabriel Popescu, Simona Bara

Initially, the Romanian development regions created in 1998 had as a main objective the insurance, from the statistic point of view a relatively territorial equilibrated development; they where set up in accordance with the level...

Chapter 2

Territorial-Based Marketing Strategies for Typical Agro-Food Products: Issues and Perspectives (pages 30-51)

Diego Begalli, Roberta Capitello, Lara Agnoli

Geographical brands are one of the most relevant competitive levers in the agro-food industry, given the predominance of small and medium enterprises, with corporate brand salience closely linked to the origin of the business, the...

Chapter 3

The Influence of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on Development of the Agricultural Production Structures in Romania and EU-28 (pages 52-79)

Andrei Jean-Vasile, Mihai Mieila, Alexandra Smoleanu

Agriculture represents without any debate a fundamental economic sector, with significant implication in achieving not only the food safety standards for a growing population, but also in promoting rural communities' cultural...

Chapter 4

Current State of Fish Production on Carp Farms in Serbia (pages 80-99)

Stevan Čanak, Jonel Subić, Marko Jeločnik

In the Serbian fishing industry, carp breeding in pond is the most important activity. Analysis has shown that breeding may be organized in a two-level semi-intensive system, or in a fully intensive breeding system. Carp farms in...

Chapter 5

The Reform of EU Economic Governance (pages 100-118)

Gheorghe H. Popescu

The main objective of this chapter is to explore and describe the EU's management of the economic and financial crisis, the leading role of the European Council in economic governance, the governmental and parliamentary...

Chapter 6

Soil Moisture as One of the Limiting Factors in the Production of Medicinal Plants (pages 119-137)

Vladimir Filipović, Nataša Kljajić

On small production lots on which medicinal plants are grown, irrigation systems of a smaller capacity (“drip, drip” and “sprinkling” systems) are mainly used. The water for irrigation should be in keeping with the national and the...

Chapter 7

Romanian Rural Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Development (pages 138-160)

Marian Zaharia, Rodica-Manuela Gogonea, Daniela Enachescu

Tourism, in all its activities, is dependent on the environment, and by exploiting its resources, products are created, creating a significant added value. But all this must take into account the rational use of natural resources...

Chapter 8

Territorial and Agricultural Resources from the Rural Vrancea Area with Decisive Role in the Development of the Local Economy (pages 161-185)

Alexandra Tătaru, Adrian Nedelcu

Vrancea County is a predominantly rural area in which natural components are harmoniously combined in three major relief steps, which require a specific functional zoning from the economy point of view. Given the fact that mineral...

Chapter 9

Changing Consumption Patterns in Green Economy (pages 186-212)

Violeta Sima, Ileana Georgiana Gheorghe

This chapter has considered the recent changes occurring in consumer habits, aiming to highlight the link between them and the transition to a green economy. In the first part, after a brief introduction, the authors perform a review...

Chapter 10

Entrepreneurship in Small-Scale Farms: From Production to Commercialization (pages 213-224)

Luísa Margarida Cagica Carvalho

This chapter aims to relate a case of rural entrepreneurship developed in Portuguese small-scale farms promoted through the European Project PROVE. The Project PROVE appears in 2007 inside European Program EQUAL; several local...

Chapter 11

Solar Energy Potential as Support for Sustainable Development of Romanian Economy (pages 225-252)

Dorel Dusmanescu

Energetic resources represent one of the most important factors in the process of consolidation of competitive market economy, having also a very important role in assuring the functionality of the economic system components. The...

Chapter 12

Population Number and Consumer Income and Expenditure Dynamics: An Analysis of World Countries (pages 253-300)

Adrian Stancu

The population issue is one of the most complex subjects to analyze since all the science dimensions are related to it in varied proportions. In this chapter, population is analyzed according to consumer income and expenditure. Both...

Chapter 13

Combining Organic Agriculture and Recreation: Evidence from Italy (pages 301-317)

Donatella Privitera

The aim of this chapter is to understand the dynamic of agritourism in Italy to evaluate the possible local impacts. The realization of synergies between tourism and agriculture is actually looking at the impacts of rural...

Chapter 14

Rural Romanian Education: Issues of the Reform and Foreign Language Teaching (pages 318-336)

Diana Presadă, Mihaela Badea

This chapter presents an overview of the Romanian rural education system with an emphasis on the projects implemented in the rural areas, foreign language teaching being a major part of these projects in this sector which, among...

Chapter 15

Green Economy and Sustainable Development (pages 337-356)

Elvira Nica

The analysis presented in this chapter contributes to research on alleviation and adjustment costs to climate change and requisite investments, the negative influence of agriculture on the environment, and the intricate character of...

Chapter 16

Improved Irrigation Management for Sustainable Agriculture (pages 357-378)

Vesna Popović, Vladan Ugrenović

Studying the future of food and farming, scientists have called for sustainable intensification to simultaneously raise yields and increase efficiency in the use of inputs and reduce the negative environmental effects of food...

Chapter 17

A Comparative Analysis of the LAG Tara Oasului and Tara Oltului as Romanian Management Strategies (pages 379-400)

Andreea Paul

This chapter attempts to contribute to a better understanding of the operation of the local action groups in Romania, having in view that little has been written about this so far and that it represents a new strategy of local...

Back Materials

Compilation of References

About the Contributors

Index

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.

Username or email: *

Password: *

Forgot individual login password?

Create individual account