THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS
THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL USTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to study the levels and trends of some basicindicators characterizing the economic efficiency and financial sustainability ofagricultural holdings.The study is based on official statistical information (NSI, MAF, Eurostat) andcovers the period 2006-2013. It uses the following survey methods: systematic andcomparative analysis; method of statistical groupings, inductive and deductive methodsof analysis.The survey results show that there is no clear steady upward trend in theefficiency and financial sustainability of agricultural holdings in the country. The economic performance of agricultural holdings growing field crops repeatedly exceed the performance achieved in the other types of holdings, mainly due to the larger sizes ofthe holdings and the support received rather than the more efficient production. Theagricultural holdings growing perennial crops are in the most unfavourable situation.

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