Romania
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The Rumanian agriculture faces an important gap concerning its agricultural policy. However, in 1997, the World Bank granted a loan of 350 million dollars to help the government to apply its agricultural policy.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
2 228
Agricultural population
2 534
Non agricultural population
19 745
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
14 800 000
Irrigated surface area
3 077 000
Number of farms
4 256 150
Number of tractors
169 177
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Maize | 10389 | 2609 | 3982 |
| Wheat | 2448 | 2999 | |
| Potatoes | 3739 | 285 | 13104 |
| Sunflower seed | 1341 | 957 | 1401 |
| Barley | 1079 | 472 | 2287 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 87014 |
| Sheep | 7425 |
| Pigs | 6495 |
| Ducks | 4000 |
| Geese and guinea fowls | 4000 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| n.c. | 1 962 | 9 792 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT