Editors Gabriel POPESCU Nicolae ISTUDOR Dan BOBOC Facultatea de Economie Agroalimentarã ?i a Mediului Jean ANDREI The Sixth International Conference Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute COMPETITIVENESS OF AGRO-FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY CAFEE 2017 Bucharest 9-10 November 2017 Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploie?ti Tinerii sunt cea mai bunã investi?ie Editors Gabriel POPESCU Nicolae ISTUDOR PROCEEDINGS of the Sixth International Conference COMPETITIVENESS OF AGRO-FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY CAFEE 2017 Bucharest, 9-10 November 2017 ISSN 2285-9179 ISSN-L 2285-9179 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Cristian Hera, The Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; Valeriu Tabără, President of The Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Gheorghe Zaman, Corresponding Member of The Romanian Academy, Director of The Institute of National Economy, Gheorghe Sin, Corresponding Member of The Romanian Academy, Gabriel Popescu, Director of Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Nicolae Istudor, Rector of The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Pavel Năstase, President of the Senate, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Dan Boboc, Dean of the Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; James MacAskill, British Institute of Technology and e-Commerce, London, United Kingdom; Andrzej Kowalski, Director of the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Diego Begali, University of Verona; Nikos Mastorakis, World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society; Marek Wigier, Deputy Director of The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Adam Wasilewski, The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Jonel Subic, Deputy Director of The Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia; Drago Cvijanovic, Director of The Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia; George Baourakis, Director of Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Dimitar Dimitrov, Rector of The University of Agribusiness and Rural Development; Mariana Ivanova, Vice Rector of education and international relations of University of Agribusiness and Rural Development; Csaba Jansik, MTT Agrifood Research, Finland; Florianczyc Zbigniew, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Mirolslawa Tereszczuk, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Angela Mariani, University “Parthenope” Naples, Italy; Masaru Kagatsume, Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Kyoto, Japan; Aristidis Stamatakis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Flavio Boccia, University “Parthenope” Naples, Italy; Simona Monteleone, University of Catania, Italy; Nicola Marinelli, University of Firenze, Italy; Panagiotis Kalaitzis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Panagiotis Kefalas, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece; Vesselin Mitev, Administrative Director of University of Agribusiness and Rural Development – Brunch Ruse; Dimitar Yakimov, University of Agribusiness and Rural Development – Brunch Ruse; Vesna Popovic, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia; Marko Jelocnik, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia; Gorica Cvijanovic, Megatrend University Belgrade, Faculty of Biofarming, Backa Topola – Serbia; Gordana Dozet, Megatrend University Belgrade, Faculty of Biofarming, Backa Topola – Serbia; Ana Ursu, Director of The Research Institute for Agriculture Economy and Rural Development, Bucharest, Ancuța Marin, The Research Institute for Agriculture Economy and Rural Development; Dorel Dușmănescu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Petrolum and Gas University of Ploiești; Raluca Georgiana Lădaru, Vice Dean of Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Mirela Stoian, Vice Dean of Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Florentina Constantin, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Irina Elena Petrescu, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Elena Preda, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Simona Roxana Pătârlăgeanu, Vice Dean of Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Carmen Trica, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Raluca Ignat, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Mariana Bran, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Marcela Ștefan, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Raluca Andreea Ion, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Iuliana Dobre, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Carmen Valentina Rădulescu, Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Marilena Papuc, Faculty of Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Ani Matei, The National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania; Florica Georgeta Rotaru, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Silvia Elena Cristache, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Jean Andrei, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Petrolum and Gas University of Ploiești; Simona Bâra, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Lucia Ovidia Vreja, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Maria Claudia Diaconeasa, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Alina Zaharia, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Henriette Cristiana Călin, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Anca Marina Izvoranu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Ioana Claudia Todirică, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies; Raluca Jianu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Florentina Constantin, Simona Bâra, Elena Preda, Alina Zaharia, Maria Claudia Diaconeasa, Anca Marina Izvoranu, Henriette Cristiana Călin, Ioana Claudia Todirică, Raluca Jianu * *Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE Elena Preda, Irina Elena Petrescu, Raluca Andreea Ion, Cristian Teodor, Mihai Dinu, Maria Claudia Diaconeasa, Henriette-Cristiana Călin, Ioana-Claudia Todirică, Anca-Marina Izvoranu, Florentina Lujerdeanu * *Faculty of Agri-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Disclaimer: The responsibility for the content of the papers does not regard the editor and the publisher. For the content of the papers the only responsibles are the authors and the co-authors. 2 FORWARD Enhancing competitiveness has become, over the last decades, a primordial coordinate of socio-economic development strategies of most countries in the world. Sustainable development provides a framework for communities, where they can effectively use resources, create efficient infrastructures, protect and improve the quality of life and create new commercial activities to strengthen their economy. The relative importance of agriculture varies from one country to another, but it remains the main branch of the national economy in all the states, including the developed ones. The experience of the last decades has shown that the problems of the world economy can’t be solved by abstracting from agriculture. In most cases, agricultural production has effects on the environment, especially because of the modernization of this sector, which is why a positive relationship between agriculture and environment is necessary. It is necessary to continuously improve the management of agriculture and food industry, while maintaining the parameters of an optimal environment for human survival. Current policies and scientific literature highlight this need because at this moment we are facing a desirable future as natural resources are continually decreasing while the population continues to grow. In this context, the sixth edition of the Competitiveness of Agro-Food and Environmental Economy conference (CAFEE 2017), organized by the Faculty of Agro-food and Environmental Economics, at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies from Romania, addressed various topics in the area of sustainable development, agriculture, food industry and environmental economy. Specialists in the field have contributed to the organization and the development of CAFEE conference during the years. Among these, we will like to give special thanks to Professor Diego Begalli, Marek Wigier, Adam Wasilewski and Dimitre Nikolov for their exceptional contributions. Also, the scientific intake of foreign delegations: Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, English, Italian, as well our Romanian colleagues, are giving the rise to increasingly debates with a multi-disciplinary approach and with different perspectives on the development of agriculture. So, this international scientific event provides support for the decision makers, business owners and experts by emphasizing