Faur also said Friday, at the seminar MEDIAFAX Talks about Sustainable Agriculture, that nearly 15% of the total agricultural area in Timis County is exploited by foreigners. He added the price of one hectare of farmland in Timis County ranges from EUR2,000 to EUR5,000.
According to the latest farming census, Romania’s total agricultural area stood at 13.3 million hectares in 2010, of which 8.3 million hectares of arable land. The census was carried out between December 2010 and January 2011 and the final results were made public in July 2012.