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Competitive performance pig sector: Romania ↔ NW-EU

Characteristic NW-EU Romania
Commercial Backyard
1. Human factor 0/+ Family farm, craftsmanship 0 Limited availability of qualified labour -- No labour costs

2. Farm + Variable ++ Optimal farm design and scale of -- Rudimentary
hardware production
3. Cooperation + Cooperative activities and information -- Limited -- Not applicable
among exchange among entrepreneurs.
farmers

4. External + Higher availability and quality of 0 Vertical integration related to inputs - Low level of inputs
inputs and veterinarians, breeding and AI, advisors and and production
influences knowledge institutes.
Cheaper and easy access to capital

5. Supply chain + Added value market concepts and willingness - No quality differentiation - Special product
to cooperate Integration between production and Direct sales
Product valorisation related to export slaughtering and processing is limited
orientation

6. Society and - Due to environmental and animal welfare 0 Support by the society and the 0 Substantial political
government issues society less favourable government. relevance due to large
number of voters

Based on: Hoste, 2017

Meat production ASF National potential Regional potential Conclusions References Contact Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 17