CHALLENGES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ROMANIA’S AGRICULTURE BASED ON THE INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS

The paper analyzes economic interconnection generated by Romanian agriculture as supplier and producer in the context of inputoutput tables compiled for the national economy in 2003, 2004 and 2009 with 34 industries, in producer current prices. The purpose of study is to outline the number of industries with which agriculture is interrelated as output supplier and input consumer (technical coefficients aij), the structure of final consumption and gross value added, the importance of exports, imports and gross fixed capital formation. The main conclusions reveal the necessity of recovering and expanding the diversification potential of products and services in agriculture, increasing investments in high tech and more efficient activities processing raw materials offered by agriculture.