Degree of Association and Cooperation in Agriculture of Iasi and Vaslui Counties

Abstract

Concentration of production on farms of optimal size and diversification and specialization of agricultural production are closely related to the development of relations of association and cooperation along the technological production flow of agricultural raw materials, but also to the processing and use of agricultural products. The forms of association are regulated by Law no. 36/1991. The legislative framework presents different forms of association, from the simple, to the establishment of agricultural companies. In Iasi County, in the private sector which is a majority, the largest agricultural areas are owned by private companies, about 47%, the private agricultural associations holding only 9.7%. The agriculture of Vaslui County has an agricultural potential of 401,015 hectares, 355,376 hectares in the private sector (88.6%) and 45,639 hectares in the state sector (11.4%). As a means of organizing agriculture, in the county there are about 300 commercial farms, producing for the market and having different organizational forms, such as companies, agricultural companies, associations and individual freelancers. The area worked in farms (as a form of organization) such as: companies, agricultural companies, associations and authorized individual companies. Compared with 2009, in 2010 the associative forms in the private sector grew with 1612 ha. In 2009, the largest share of farmland is occupied by arable land (81% of total), followed by pasture (13%), vineyards, orchards and meadows.