TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN OLT COUNTY

The Olt County occupies a territory that is in a majority proportion intended for areas under cultivation, agriculture is one of the priority activity in this area. This paper analysed the main indicators of agriculture and the tendency manifested along the period from 2000 to 2014. Among the indicators analysed are the land fund of the County with the study of the evolution of the utilized agricultural area and arable area, the main crops and yields of these crops, the holdings endowment with machinery and agricultural equipment, the livestock devolving to 100 hectares, the active population from agriculture and the agricultural value production by sectors of activity. All these data have been analysed as physical size, value of the tournament which it occupies within the County, and in their evolution. The tendency of these indicators was assessed through the annual rhythm of growth and using polynomial equations of degree two and three. There were large variations over the period analysed, for most of the indicators analysed.