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9 decembrie - 10:36 am
Romanian products a must in hypermarkets
“Romanian products must be developed. I cannot understand why Romania imports vegetables when the country’s produce is so good,” added Schwartz. The French official indicated that in the ten years he has been in Romania, he has seen much progress in the area of agriculture.
8 decembrie - 8:11 am
Romanian International Caviar Corporation May Be Listed At Frankfurt
Romanian aquaculture company International Caviar Corporation (AMAL.RO), former Agromec Calan, might list its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, after German bank Mercurius said it would be willing to broker the operation. (mai mult…)
4 decembrie - 12:03 am
The crisis is over for agriculture, and industry is next
Romania is slowly recovering from the recession. According to data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), agriculture, industry, financial activities, the real estate sector, and services for companies have emerged from the recession and posted growth in the third quarter, compared to the previous three months, while construction and trade are still in the red. (mai mult…)
2 decembrie - 5:26 pm
Addressing agricultural eutrophication in Denmark
Water quality levels in many Danish lakes and rivers have been recorded at levels below the standards anticipated by the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD). For example previous assessments by regional authorities found that only around 12% of lakes sampled were considered to have acceptable water quality conditions and approximately half of the streams analysed could not meet the authorities’ required quality goals. Eutrophication linked to agriculture was judged to be a major contributory factor to the poor water conditions and LIFE Environment funds have been deployed to demonstrate how farm-led action can help improve the quality of Danish water resources. (mai mult…)
2 decembrie - 10:16 am
Romanian food sector failed test in 2009
At the end of last year, the food sector was forecast to be among the sectors to be hit most by the crisis. It is the very reason why the representatives of this sector, as well as the other players on the Romanian market, asked the Government to take the necessary measures necessary so we would not to fit the announced scenarios. (mai mult…)
30 noiembrie - 12:01 am
Cioloş: A Commissioner with a budget the size of Romania’s
Dacian Cioloş, nominated by the President of the European Commission for the agriculture portfolio, has every chance of being approved during European Parliament hearings, but he does not have the power to influence the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) from his position of European Commission representative, according to analysts and officials interviewed by Business Standard. (mai mult…)
27 noiembrie - 10:08 am
Romania loses position as major powdered milk exporter
While Romania was one of Europe’s largest powdered milk producers in the 1990s, with 40 factories, it now has only four units with domestic capital, and imports cover 75 percent of the local market. Domestic production, of 29,300 tons in 1990, fell to 6,136 tons last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), due to the competition of low-priced imports. At the same time, local powdered milk exports declined significantly, due to restrictions on deliveries in the European Union, and main destinations continuing to be countries in the Middle East and Asia.
2 noiembrie - 10:32 am
Romania at the mercy of a new virus: bill estimated at €10 mln
The Ministry of Health is preparing a new approach for the A/H1N1 flu, with immunization in centres of infection, compared to the gradual immunization program announced previously, which was meant to target medical staff, then high school students and children.
27 octombrie - 3:33 am
The Agricover business grows in spite of the crisis
The Agricover group, the largest supplier of agricultural products, services, technical consultancy and financing for farmers and the processing industry, registered net sales worth RON 345.5 million (some €80.55 mln) in the first nine months of this year, up 25 percent year-on-year.
16 octombrie - 2:41 am
The Code of Good Practice intensifies the dispute between foodstuff producers and retailers
The Code of Good Practice or the foodstuff trade law, signed into law on Wednesday by Romania’s President Traian Basescu will not lead to a drop in foodstuff prices, and local traders actually expect such prices to rise. Moreover, the new law will led to financial blockages, even possible bankruptcies, resulting in job losses and less revenues to the state budget. The Code of Good Practice is to go into effect next month.
9 octombrie - 6:10 am
Culcescu: Vegetable and fruit production will be down 50% next year if state does not help farmers
Horia Culcescu, godson of Gigi Becali, owner of Steaua football team, and one of the biggest vegetables and fruit farmers on the Romanian market, says production will halve next year, and farmers’ businesses will see a drastic decline amid a lack of state subsidies and of loans dedicated to farmers, which will no longer be available as of January 2010.
7 octombrie - 4:21 am
Code of Good Practice promotes battle over prices and jobs
The Code of Good Practice, currently on the President’s desk, is widening the gap between local foodstuff producers and traders, the latter mostly international networks. Representatives of local producers say this is the best anti-crisis measure, because it would protect the local industry, which would be able to create jobs, and would lead to a drop in foodstuff imports. Traders argue that prices will rise, there will be financial shortages that can generate bankruptcies and, implicitly, a drop in the number of jobs in the retail sector.
30 septembrie - 6:07 am
International training of AgroAdvice consultants
The consultants of AgroAdvice have just received an intensive 5 days training planning of activities on farms. The training was especially focusing on elaboration of plans for crop rotation, fertilizing and crop protection according to the newest standards used in the EU.
The consultants will now use these methods in their work, where plans for farmers will be elaborated according to fulfill both agronomical and economical criteria, so the Romanian farmers can improve their income and profit.
The training was implemented by Soeren Greve Olesen from the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service. Soeren Greve Olesen is advising a huge number of Danish Farmers on improving their production and introducing new profitable technologies.
About AgroAdvice
AgroAdvice offer consultancy to the Romanian farmers, helping them to optimize their activity, increase their profit and be competitive both on the EU market and at worldwide. AgroAdvice is established as a partnership between Agricover Group and the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service.
24 septembrie - 8:35 am
Romania’s Ex Agriculture Min Criticizes Banks’ Decision Not To Finance Agriculture
The decisions of the banks not to finance start-ups in agriculture is “absurd” and the state should intervene to allow farmers to get loans, Romania’s former Agriculture Minister Dacian Ciolos said Tuesday.
“The agriculture sector needs financial uphold in order to come along. I think the state, and not only it, should intervene in this respect. The state has the power to intervene so that loans be granted again,” Ciolos said during the Mediafax Talks about Romanian Agriculture seminar.
24 septembrie - 8:34 am
Law On Food Product Trade To Bring Nearly 30% Drop In Prices – Romanian Agr Min
The law on food product trade might bring about drops in prices for final consumers, of up to 30%, Romanian Agriculture Minister Ilie Sarbu said Tuesday.
“The ministry’s intention is to make the final price drop. Specialists say prices might fall by 30% in a few months,” Sarbu said.
The draft law on food product trade was adopted in the Chamber of Deputies last week and is pending the president’s approval.
Sarbu said there are things that can be corrected, but the law, which has been criticized by retailers, is not abusive.
