Romania and the Common Agricultural Policy

Romanian agriculture today is plagued by many problems. Some of the problems are a result of underdevelopment, and some of them having to do with the communist history. The problems we see as having the largest effect on Romania today are: the lack of vision behind policies, the poor implementation of regulations and the lack of stability, the dichotomy between large and small farmers in Romania, the persistence of poverty and aging in the Romanian countryside, a lack of quality rural development, bureaucratic and credit issues, import and export disparities with other European countries, some specific environmental issues, and regional differences within Romania.