The article presents the state of organic farming in the enlarged European Union (EU). It is important to emphasise the growing role of this kind of farming. In the period of years 1985-2006 the number of organic farms in the EU-27 member states has grown over 34 times and their area nearly 70...

The EU and the USA remain the largest exporters of agri-food products. Protection of the environment and production potential of the areas used for agriculture have long been of interest in the EU and the USA. The need to ensure the capacity of agriculture facing climate change increases the...

One of the major problems in the ongoing trade negotiations within the WTO is trade in agricultural products. In the case of the European Union, due to the significant level of protectionism in agriculture, an adoption of the WTO liberalization commitments in this area will mean a reform of the...

With over a billion people in Africa, the issue of agricultural development and food security is extremely important. The paper investigates the historical engagement of China in the economic cooperation with Africa, as well as the Chinese and African alimentary needs leading to enhanced...

The main aim of the article was a presentation of interdependences in the agricultural policy between the WTO and the European Union in the conditions of globalisation. A specific objective was to highlight the rules of international agricultural trade and the new directions of WTO activities,...

In recent years, the internationalisation of firm activities has been a significant trend in the agribusiness sector. To a great degree, this development has been fuelled by trade liberalisations and the EU enlargement, but also by the strong economic growth in many transforming and developing...

For the countries of the Central Europe, the regional policy measures which concentrate on the maintenance of the small and medium sized producer’s units and are trying to find solutions to the worsening negative circumstances for the family farms (in the EU-12, 68.5% of farms are regarded as...

Development of intensive agriculture is a perspective direction in the world, but also in Moldavia. The natural factors, as well as knowledge and technology developed on this basis, ensuring a high yield, quality, competitiveness and specialization of production, will be both contributing to the...

The paper presents selected legal issues concerning cooperatives, including their organization and taxation. Additionally, it shows statistical data and indicates the directions of activities of cooperatives operating in agriculture and rural areas in selected countries of Western Europe,...