Considerations regarding the evolution of agriculture in Neamt county between 2004 and 2006

Abstract

The great diversity of the natural conditions which characterize the territory of Neamt county makes the systems of agricultural production be different. Processing the data has been done through statistic methods obtaining specific indices and indicators thast allowed the interpretation of evolutions and tendencies of the agriculture of Neamt county. The territorial administrative organization is made up of 421 localities, having two cities, Piatra Neamt, which is also a county, and Roman, three towns: Bicaz, Roznov and Târgu Neamţ, 78 communes and 339 villages. As a result of the application of the laws in agriculture, the private propriety has risen due to the accentuated reduction of the gravity of state propriety. At present, the state property is represented only by 1,3% of the agricultural area of Neamt county, i.e. 3.860 ha. As regards the Animal husbandry area, in 2006 we can notice a reduction of animal effectiveness as a result of the actions of improvement and selection, there rise the middle production per animal head. Between 2004 and 2006 there have been registered 49 associations of bull breeders, and also there was set up the County Association of bull breeders and the County association of goat breeders. In Neamt County, the main problem is low profitability of agriculture due to the crumbling of lands, small productive units, old labour force, little developed infrastructure, reduced mechanization, insufficient irrigation of agricultural lands; another problem is represented by the vegetal monoculture (high concentration of cereal crops – little diversity of agricultural production). In Neamt County, a great advantage could be the associations of the farmers in order to share the production costs and to increase profit in agriculture.