Restraints and opportunities of the Romanian rural areasSurd, Vasile (Avtor) , Oddelek za geografijo, Filozofska fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru (Lastnik avtorskih pravic) urban-rural spacerural staterural policy infrastructureagricultural landRomaniaAlthough Romania disposes of an extremely valuable agricultural land, it has proved to be insufficient and irrationally exploited in the last two decades, as a direct consequence of the programme for returning the agricultural areas to the former individual landowners. The lack of technological agricultural means for cultivating the land, its excessive allotment, as well as the rather inappropriate involvement of the political factor in the decision making process and the invasion of imported agricultural products have generated a continuous process of degradation of the rural life as a whole and certain repercussions on the food safety. Currently, more than 50% of the Romanian agricultural area is not being cultivated, while the state imports more than 70% of alimentary products every year.20102018-03-29 08:56:31Znanstveno delo70040slOddelek za geografijo, Filozofska fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru