THE ANALYSIS OF THE AGRO-FOOD SECTOR TRADE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITS

Abstract

The paper studied the development of the agro-food sector trade in the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. Also, within this study tehre were identified the possibilities and limits of trade in the agro-food sector development to demonstrate the importance of agriculture for the economic development of the Republic of Moldova. To accomplish this, it was conducted an analysis during the period 2003-2013. Various reserach methods such as: analysis and synthesis, comparison method, induction and logical inference were used to determine the possibilities and limits to growth competitiveness and efficiency of the sector. The new opportunities of the EU market on one side (hand) and the Republic of Moldova on the other side (hand) will boost investments, stimulate the modernization of agriculture and improvement of working conditions.

Keywords

• agro - food sector
• agricultural markets
• agricultural protectionism
• commercial policies
• food crisis