Green Agriculture - features and agricultural policy measures for the transition to a sustainable agriculture Cover Image

Green Agriculture - features and agricultural policy measures for the transition to a sustainable agriculture
Green Agriculture - features and agricultural policy measures for the transition to a sustainable agriculture

Author(s): Cornelia Nistor
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, Agriculture, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: green agriculture; traditional agriculture; innovations; food and agricultural policy; subsidies; taxes;

Summary/Abstract: Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities in each country or area, as it is in close correlation with all other the other economic activities, in a whole which must be structured so as to achieve a more efficient planning and organization of the territory. The practice of a traditional agriculture, based on industrialization, affects the natural environment through emissions of pollutants, waste and deforestation which together affects biodiversity. Green Agriculture suppose to empower managers to widespread the use of fertilizers, to improve the crop rotation, to realize a more efficient water consumption, to improve the storage methods and time supply chain of products. Agricultural policies are closely inter related with environmental policies as agricultural activities have a considerable influence on the environment. The efficiency of agricultural policies is reflected in monetary transfers between agriculture and other economic sectors, in the costs due to the reallocation of the resources between different agricultural and non—agricultural activities and in the realized gains. Currently there is a constant concern of the governments for the transition to a green agriculture, and most countries recognize the importance of achieving sustainable economic development.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 110-125
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English