The extra-virgin olive oil, in the rural economy of our country, is taking an increasingly important role. The increasing price volatility due to the opening of markets and the competitive relationship with other producing countries, the increase in demand for quality products, along with...

The reasons for choosing and buying an extra virgin olive oil come from the identification of attributes differentials versus the competition, makers of the value perceived by the consumer of that product, ie a high benefit / cost ratio that leads to that specific product be regained in the...

The analysis of the competitive performance has always been fascinated economists both marco and micro. And 'possible to do so to identify three strands of study. The macroeconomic, aimed at identifying and analyzing indicators of per-formance of the different economic systems, a second strand...

In recent years, due to the growing supply of organic production, the economic performances and the competitive advantages of the farms, have become more dependent on network organisations in the supply chains. This evolution requires methodological approaches able to capture all the variables...

The complexity of the relations between agriculture and environment has created the need to introduce environmental issues into the CAP. The principle of good agricultural practices is essential to understand this relation between agriculture and environment. Environmental measures in...

The present work has analyzed the existing information about the role of female labour in farming sector in the rural area of Sikkim in North- Eastern India, which covers broadly- gender participation/decision making in crop production and animal husbandry & related activities, possession &...

Traceability in Productis system is an innovative approach to verify the origin of food, which will have a significant impact both on final consumers, legislators and producers from the food industry, involving large cost savings. With a food traceability system according to HACCP/ISO 22000, it...

The issues addressed in this paper make a significant contribution to solving the complexity irregularities occurred in the development of environmental achievements. Quality and food safety is now a consumer law that directly reflects the quality of life. So this topic gives a particular...

The volume contains the papers presented during the International conference entitled:’ Agro-food and rural economy competitiveness in terms of global crisis’, organized by the Faculty of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics from Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Institute Of...