06.10.2013

The agriculture sector, which generates 6% to 7% of Romania's gross domestic product, has a density of only 20 tractors per 1,000 farmers. This is seventy times lower than France, the European more

04.23.2013

Nearly 1% of over one million farmers receive half of overall subsidies granted by the European Commission for Romania’s agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said Tuesday. more

04.23.2013

The EU-funded single area payment scheme (SAPS) will continue in 2014-2020 and Romanian farmers will receive EUR196 per hectare from EUR139/ha currently, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said more

04.15.2013

Alcedo, one of the largest distributors of plant protection products, fertilizers and certified seeds in Romania, is building grain storage silos in key agricultural counties like Braila, Timis and more

04.04.2013

Romania’s Ministry of Agriculture is looking at ways to cover the exchange rate difference for farmers who acquire equipment and machinery in euros under the country’s government program for more

03.26.2013

Romanian agricultural producers are set to harvest a total wheat production of 6.1 million tons this summer, up 22% on the preceding season, show March estimates of Cocereal, a European organization more

12.05.2012

Romanian farmers and agricultural product traders have built silos and storehouses with a capacity of 2.6 million tons over the past four years. This means EUR260 million investments, according to ZF more

11.23.2012

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Friday in Brussels EU direct payments to Romanian farmers will increase by at least EUR5 billion in 2014-2020 to about EUR11.5 billion. more

11.07.2012

Around one thousand farmers are picketing the government building Wednesday calling on Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin to resign. more

10.31.2012

Major Romanian farmers are taking an interest in solar power, the next potential clean energy boom after wind power, and are preparing to convert tens of hectares of land into photovoltaic projects. more

10.25.2012

Romania will allow only farmers to use market stalls to sell their fruit and vegetables, with a view to eliminating intermediaries who use false producer certificates, according to a draft Government more

10.19.2012

Romanian farmers receiving subsidies for 2012 from the agriculture support agency APIA can take out loans from ProCredit Bank starting October and pay back the money when they receive the last more

10.15.2012

Romanian farmers can get maximum EUR158 per hectare in subsidies from the EU and the Romanian government, from the maximum EUR132 allotted last year, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said more

09.28.2012

Romanian farmers said they are determined to take to the streets next week after failed negotiations on Friday with Agriculture Ministry officials regarding the level of subsidies for 2013. more

09.27.2012

Romanian farmers harvested 7 million tons of corn and 1.3 million tons of sunflower this fall, almost 40% less than record levels of 2011, according to the estimates of the European Commission. more

09.20.2012

Romanian farmers planted a 20%-30% larger area with rapeseed this fall, covering 500,000 hectares, after more than two thirds of the crop was lost because of the drought this year. more

09.13.2012

The Romanian farmers may get European funds for crops insurance against natural calamities such as drought or floods as of 2014, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos said Thursday. more

09.01.2012

Romania’s Government approved a EUR42.8 million aid scheme Saturday, to benefit about 600,000 farmers whose crops have been affected by drought this summer, said Agriculture Minister Daniel more

08.22.2012

Drought has affected more than 3.7 million hectares of Romania's farmland (around 40% of the arable land), and 30.5% of fall 2011 wheat crop has suffered from the lack of water, says a document more

08.08.2012

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry plans to counter the effects of drought by granting de minimis aid of EUR7,500 for each farm, increasing payments per hectare from EUR132 to EUR170-180 and cutting by more

07.30.2012

Romanian young farmers asked the country’s Payment Agency for Rural Development and Fishing APDRP a total EUR272.3 million worth of non-reimbursable financing, highly over the EUR120.8 million more

07.27.2012

Romania's Agriculture Ministry has drafted a decision on farmer certificates, which will be discussed by the Government in the next two weeks, said minister Daniel Constantin. more

07.24.2012

The drought will translate into up to 30% lower corn and sunflower crops this year, costing the farmers EUR1.4 billion to EUR1.5 billion in lost revenue, according to ZF estimates based on more

07.10.2012

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry will pay in advance, starting October 16, half of the 2013 area payments for farmers, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin told the Mediafax Talks about European more

04.12.2012

Romanian Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia on Thursday said insurers should become more flexible in their relation with farmers and discard several absurd rules. more