GENERAL ASPECTS REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF ROMANIAN SPECIALIZED FARMS BASED ON FADN DATA

The aim of this paper is to analyze and compare the evolution of specialized COP, horticulture, dairy and mixed Romanian farms. The research of this evolution is a very important step in understanding the elements that can affect the modernization process of our agriculture. For accomplishing the research we utilized the data for 2007-2009 periods from Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) which collect information from different types of specialized farms. The main results revealed the following: the net farm income had increased during 2007-2009 only in mixed crop and mixed livestock farms; work productivity was higher in COP farms but increased the most in livestock farms; the productivity ratio was higher in COP farms; the solvability had dropped during 2007-2009 period; even with higher liquidity, mixed crop farms present a reduction of this ratio. In conclusion, the specialized farms present, along with the increase of their rate of specialization a better financial stability and an improvement in work productivity, but only the mixed farms show an improvement in net income.