The study aims to analyze agricultural holdings in western
Moldova in 2010, according to data from the Agricultural Census. Farms
play an important role at international and national level because they
capitalize on the agricultural potential of land, animals and agricultural
machinery, contributing to the creation of a modern agriculture that
develops the rural economy. Western Moldova stands out in Romania with
a high agricultural potential, but which is not sufficiently exploited. The
economy of this area is precarious, especially in rural areas, being currently
in an early stage of development due to the development of agricultural
holdings. The study aims to develop spatial typologies that analyze at the
territorial level, in Western Moldova, the areas that capitalize on
agricultural land by using agricultural holdings, depending on the
agricultural area used, the size of the agricultural area used, the way of
owning the agricultural area. The final result is the analysis of agricultural
typologies, depending on the classification of agricultural holdings, which is
done by standardizing the values of the indicators used and highlighting
the positive and negative deviations, establishing the profile of each basic
administrative unit.
Keywords:
agricultural holdings, agriculture, European funds, rural area, Western Moldova.