The Earth and Romania

At present there are 6.6 billion people worldwide. 2 people are born and one dies each second. The total surface of the Earth is 561 million km2 out of which 29% is continental. The total arable area of the planet is 3 billion ha which is 20% from continental area. The agricultural surface of the planet may increase with only 8% which is around 250 million ha (J. Braun, Institute of Worldwide Economy, New York, 2008). It is said in the scientific world that by 2050 we will reach a total of 9.2 billion people with 2.5 billion more than at present. At least 50% out of all actual Earth population is starving. (more…)...
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Editorial January – April 2009

Through this new initiative I believe I am going to find good quality people willing to join me, people who want to express themselves through their believes and opinions on this blog. In general agriculture is not quite the field of activity the young people or less young are after. To be prepared to get in contact with the forces of nature or to get your hands dirty (not metaphorically, of course) from the morning to the evening is not necessarily what the people are looking for in their lives. To wait one year to harvest your crops, who has so much patience. For myself, nature is my soul. In all her ways, from land to waters, wind, sun, flora and fauna, all together means life and an ever lasting source of inspiration and wisdom. Nature is a force you do not have to get in conflict with. Nature sometimes is unpredictable. I remember I tried so hard to satisfy all forces...
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