Aspects regarding the physical dimension and the structure of farms in Romania

The distribution of the agricultural area of farms by size types varies from country to country, and a distinct situation is found in Romania. If in the countries of the Mediterranean area, such as Greece or Italy, small farms have the largest share, in the Western part of Europe, in countries such as France or Germany, the share is held by large farms with areas ranging from 20-50 ha while in Romania, most of the farms own areas up to 5 hectares, more than 90% of total farms. The present situation in Romania causes the creation of subsistence farms, the main form of farm being family type farm with an average area of 2.29 ha.