Agriculture is losing its weight in the economy. The shrinking of the funds that the government is making available every year is causing the sector to produce less added value in the country's economy. This negative performance was even more noticeable in the third quarter of the year during which the contribution of agriculture to the economy was negative... 0.41 percent less than in the same period of time a year ago.
"I wrote an article in the 2000s where I said that farming is like the work of a cow that is milked three times a day and fed only once. This cow, in this case, agriculture is destined to die," Ballesha said for A2 CNN.
Agriculture has already entered a downward cycle, influenced on the one hand by the reduction of the rural population from internal and external emigration and the lack of state subsidies, on the other hand, which have worsened the climate in the sector.
"We have to say it openly. All governments in these 30 years have been negligent in terms of policies with the countryside. The mentality of governments has been that the peasant got his land and now let him fend for himself. This has been fatal for the agricultural sector", said expert Ballesha for A2 CNN.
Last year, production in the agricultural sector decreased by 0.69 percent. This happened at a time when the economy grew by almost 3.5 percent, which proves that the sector has already been left in free fall.
"I say that at least agriculture should have 800 million euros available. I emphasize. Minimally. To catch the pace of other countries of the Region. Further in Europe, we are far from competition", said the expert for A2 CNN.
Being big doesn't always mean you have an advantage. The best example in the country is agriculture. Its contribution to the economy has been almost 22 percent of the total, but the sector is increasingly receiving less money from the state budget. Consequently, it is producing less added value in the economy. (A2 Televizion)
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