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D.T.1.4.1_PP4
1. INVESTIGATION ON THE LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS FOR SMART FARMING IN
SOUTH-EAST OF ROMANIA
ROMANIA’S REGIONAL ANALYSIS. CURRENT SITUATION
Authors: Virgil Muraru, Cornelia Muraru (External Experts),
Carmen Catalina Rusu, Luigi Renato Mistodie (PP4 - UDJG)
Presenter: Carmen Catalina Rusu (PP4 - UDJG)
3. Jointlypreparingtheconditionsintheagriculturalandconnected
sectorsintheBSBareaforthedigitaltransformation
WP.T.1.Investigationonthelevelofpreparedness
forSmartfarminginBSBarea
Romania’s Background / Situation
Romania Main figures - 2019
Population (1st January) 19 414 458 persons
Area* 238 398 km2
Currency RON leu
Nominal GDP at current prices 223 335 million EUR
GDP per capita at current prices 11 504 EUR
GDP per capita at purchasing power 21 579 PPS
Harmonised index of consumer prices 3.90% change over previous year
Unemployment rate 3.9 % of labour force
Exports (goods & services) 90 119 million EUR (current prices)
Imports (goods & services) 98733 million EUR (current prices)
Balance (goods & services) -8615 million EUR (current prices)
Exports of agricultural products 7196 million EUR
Imports of agricultural products 8379 million EUR
Current account balance -4.6 % of GDP
General government balance 4.3 % of GDP
General government gross debt 35.2 % of GDP
8. Jointlypreparingtheconditionsintheagriculturalandconnected
sectorsintheBSBareaforthedigitaltransformation
WP.T.1.Investigationonthelevelofpreparedness
forSmartfarminginBSBarea
South-East Region (BSB Programme Eligible Region)
The agricultural sector has the highest share of the employed
population in the region (25% in 2019), followed by the
manufacturing industry (17%) and the wholesale and retail
sector (15%)
South-East Region there were 3,729 local units active in
agriculture, forestry and fishing
The region also ranks second at national level in terms of the
share of crop production and first in terms of the area under
fruitful vineyards.
In 2019, the region had the highest total grape production in
the country, representing 42% of the total production (according
to the SE Development Agency).
Galati
Tulcea
Constanta
Braila
Vrancea
Black Sea
Buzau
10. Jointlypreparingtheconditionsintheagriculturalandconnected
sectorsintheBSBareaforthedigitaltransformation
WP.T.1.Investigationonthelevelofpreparedness
forSmartfarminginBSBarea
3. Funding Initiatives in Agriculture
National Rural Development Program 2014 - 2020 (NRDP)
NRDP responds to three of the development challenges set out in the Partnership Agreement:
o Competitiveness and local development
o People and society
o Resources
Strategic development of rural areas
o OS1.Restructuring and increasing the viability of agricultural holdings
o OS2.Sustainable management of natural resources and climate change
o OS3.Diversification of economic activities, job opportunities, infrastructure and services to improve
the quality of life in rural areas
Different initiatives for RDI in agriculture
21. Jointlypreparingtheconditionsintheagriculturalandconnected
sectorsintheBSBareaforthedigitaltransformation
WP.T.1.Investigationonthelevelofpreparedness
forSmartfarminginBSBarea
Conclusions and recommendations (2/2)
Increasing the degree of access to national / European funding programs dedicated to the innovation and
research;
Development of a system to support effective information / training and support for farmers;
Support for the promotion of quality products, organic farming, investment in sustainable farms, innovation
and livestock welfare;
Increasing the responsibility of farmers towards the CAP on providing high quality, safe and healthy food,
ensuring the welfare of farm animals and protecting the environment and tackling climate change;
Economic efficiency of extensive / mixed traditional and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and South-eastern Europe. It shares land borders with Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east and has its opening to the Black Sea. The area is of 238,391 km2 and comprises: 61.3% agricultural land (cca. 14,6 mil. ha, of which 64.2% arable land, 32.9 % meadows and natural grasslands and 2.7% plantations of trees and vineyard); 28.3% forests and other forestry vegetation lands; 10.4% the built area of the localities, waters, roads, railways and unproductive lands. From the point of view of its area, Romania is an average country in EU 27 (5.41% of the area EU27). The territory of Romania includes 5 bio-geographical regions (steppe, Black Sea, Pannonia, continental and alpine) of the 11 European bio-geographical regions. Out of the total area of the country, around 87.1% is the rural area (according to the definition from the national legislation) that comprises communes, as administrative-territorial units, together with its component villages, and on this territory 45.0% of the Romanian population lived in 2012. The allocation per geographical area is balanced: 33% plain area (up to 300 m altitude), 37% hill area (300- 1000 m) and 30% mountain area (over 1000 m altitude).
A functional and effective agricultural advisory system is an important element for the development of agriculture and rural areas in Romania. In the 2014-2020 programming period, the actions of advisory services and information provided by the national public agricultural advisory system play an essential role in the successful implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in general, but also in complementing the actions that National Rural Development Programme NRDP 2014-2020 supports.
The first question was related to the smart farming applications that the stakeholder’s are aware, and they replied by “Yes” or “No” to the following examples give in the questionnaire: the water deficit detection and control, cattle monitoring and management, crop management, weed detection and control, climate conditions monitoring, pest and diseases detection and rural property management. In the picture below is depicted the number of replies to the above mentioned question (Fig. 12).
The second question was related to the smart farming technologies in South-East region from Romania that the stakeholder’s are aware, and they replied by “Yes” or “No” to the following examples give in the questionnaire: data or images from sensors, digital maps, Global Positioning Systems, automated systems, robotic systems, drones and software and applications for farm management. In the picture below is depicted the number of replies to the above mentioned question (Fig. 12).
The next question was related to the awareness about the advantages provided by using smart farming. The 90.9% of the stakeholders appreciated that can increase productivity, 60.0% considered the reducing of the environmental impact, 69.1% thought that can lead to high quality products, 72.7% appreciated that can lead to cost reduction and 83.6% in an increased profit, 60.0% considered that can improve activity planning and 85.5% appreciated that can increase labour efficiency.
Another question was related to the awareness about the agricultural fields that need smart farming technologies in SE Region of Romania.
the stakeholders were asked to specify the need (to a scale from 1 to 5) to adopt smart technologies in livestock production systems.
the stakeholders were asked to specify the need (to a scale from 1 to 5) to adopt smart technologies in crop production systems (Fig. 17).
To continue the agriculture fields, the stakeholders were asked to specify the need (to a scale from 1 to 5) to adopt smart technologies in agricultural engineering sector.
In the end, the stakeholders were asked to specify the need (to a scale from 1 to 5) to adopt smart technologies in agricultural economic specific field (Fig. 19). Their replies first ranked, with maximum points 5 was, in agribusiness, second place on agricultural management, third on environmental management, forth on commodity trading/markets and fifth on financial sector management.
The last question was related to the awareness if farmers from SE Region of Romania would like to adopt smart farming technologies. As predicted, the percentage of 93 of the stakeholders that replied “yes” at this question is eloquent about the need of adopting smart farming technologies.