Analysis of farming types’ characteristics in the Boianu Plain (Romania)

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Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, 2013

Abstract


The aim of this paper is to analyze the distribution and dimensional structure of the farms depending on their legal status, and the owners’ perceptions on the current status. The main research methods used in the study were: direct observation method, digital mapping, statistical analysis, surveying (semi-structured interview) and SWOT analysis. The Boianu Plain is by excellence an agricultural region. Its arable land is worked/operated by three main categories of farms: individual holdings, family farming associations and farming societies. Production obtained within individual holdings is always lower comparative to family farming associations and especially to farming societies. Partnership helps farmers to join their technical and financial means in order to increase the annual production and, implicitly, gain profit. In this respect, the farmers’ perception resulted from the semi-structured interviews is a good evaluation instrument. The most critical issue at local level is making individual farmers aware of the benefits of family association and/or farmland leasing. The SWOT analysis reveals the possibility of an efficient management as driven by the way that the existing opportunities are able to mitigate or completely remove the weaknesses. The Boianu Plain has a very good agricultural potential in a highly favourable environment, but poorly capitalized.

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Iuliana Vijulie (a),* Gabriela Manea (a), Elena Matei (a), Laura Tîrlă (a), Ionuţ Trincă (b)
(a) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania
(b) Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, Bucharest Romania
*Corresponding author. Email: iuluiana911@yahoo.com

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