Economic studies and research on ecological agricultural production

Abstract

If the scientific research concerning the ecologic culture systems for different plant species last from the 1930’s, we cannot state the same thing for the economic research. The biggest weight is occupied by the technologic studies and papers, the economic aspects being treated tangentially only and without an obvious end, these ones often being reasons for the different opinions concerning the increase of the ecologic agricultural production. The specialty literature comprises a series of scientific papers which present the results obtained after the economic research carried on in the ecologic agriculture sector. The first signs of identification of the productive and trade activity last from 1980, when the ecologic agriculture is recognized both by the market and by the governments, national and international organizations. Internationally, the promoters of the ecologic agriculture are the members and the collaborators of IFOAM Organization (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements). In Romania, the research in the field of the agricultural production economy has been and continues to be carried out within the National Institute of Economic Research, The Agrarian Economy Institute, the Romanian Academy of Bucharest and within the Rural Economy Union, “Gh. Zane” Economic and Social Research Institute, the Romanian Academy, subsidiary of Iasi and “Terra Nostra” Academic Foundation for Rural progress of Iasi. This paper highlights the scientific contribution of the foreign and Romanian researchers in the field of the ecologic agricultural production economy, being highlighted the main published scientific research.