Romania ranks among the last countries in European Union by grain production, with 3.5 tons of wheat per hectare and 4.5 tons of maize per hectare, Nicolae Sitaru, vice-president of Romanian farmers organization LAPAR, told “MEDIAFAX Talks about Agriculture” conference Tuesday.
Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin has previously stated that Romania ranks among the top states in Europe by grain production.
Sitaru says the poor results are due to the fact that small farmers don’t use certified seeds and don’t benefit from new technologies.
