Almost 200 people have attended the "Profitable Agri-Business", organized by "BURSA".
The guests have approached new topics in the agricultural sector, such as the reformation of the Common Agricultural Policy or the creation of the mutual funds for agricultural guarantee, as well as recurring problems of the farmers, specifically the financing of agriculture and the rebuilding of the irrigation system.
Producers, processors, the authorities and the lenders (banks, non-banking institutions, the government - through subsidies) should work towards generating added value which must contribute to the entire economic circuit, as shown by the debates which took place yesterday.
The notorious political agreement, called a pact or agricultural pact, which the authorities and the civil society have worked on throughout summer and which was supposed to be ready in September, is a long way coming. Daniel Constantin, the minister of Agriculture told us: "I still believe that a political agreement is necessary to develop agriculture in the long run, be it called a pact or a strategy. This very much depends on the political climate. Only when a consensus is reached in that regard, will we put forward that strategy, which will end up in the Parliament, for approval".
The plan to introduce agriculture into a National Strategy was begun in 2009, when president Traian Băsescu set up the Commission which is currently working on the document in question. The National Strategy for Agriculture is perhaps one of the most awaited plans for the revitalization of this sector.
The Commission which has drawn up the document has also counted on the support of president Traian Basescu, who has repeatedly reiterated the need to draw up a long term plan for supporting agriculture and increase competitiveness in this sector. In turn, the Ministry of Agriculture
