During the transition towards a market economy in Romania most enterprises established at the time of industrialization and urbanization project of the communist period reduced or stopped their activity and many employees lost their jobs. A reverse migration from urban to rural areas took place,...

Problems currently observed in Polish agriculture have different origins. Some of them have an historical background, while others are related to systemic transformation and forthcoming accession to the European Union. Most of the problems are common for all the candidate countries and most of...

The primary aim of the present paper is to introduce a model which permits relevant, actual and continuous monitoring of the multifunctionality of agriculture in Slovenia and, using the model, to evaluate to what extent key elements of multifunctional agriculture were in fact infl uenced by...

The production of "local food" has gained importance in the public discussion during the last few years as a result of increasing general interest in food safety, as well as environmental concerns regarding food production and transport. Often-cited arguments for purchasing local products relate...

In any country food market trends and the level of foodstuffs provision is a question of urgent importance. The main function of food market is providing victuals in necessary volumes. The aim of this paper is to analyze modern state of food market in Ukraine and to research factors of its...

Rural development processes can be interpreted as the result of an increasingly complex interplay of different driving forces. The 'rural web' concept, developed recently as a theoretical framework, emerges as the intersection of six inter-related dimensions (endogenity, novelty production,...

This statistical reference summarizes current and historical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products. Tables highlight commodity and country information, including values, quantities, principal markets for agricultural exports, and import sources.

This publication presents detailed statistics of U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products by country during fiscal years 1978 and 1979. It updates U.S. Foreign Agricultural Trade Statistical Report, Fiscal Year 1978! Supplementary Tables (unnumbered) issued in September 1979, and supplements...