Agricultural Management Strategies in a Changing Economy

• #1. Regional Development Disparities in Romanian Agriculture and Rural Development: A Multi-Criteria Approach
• #2. Territorial-Based Marketing Strategies for Typical Agro-Food Products: Issues and Perspectives
• #3. The Influence of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on Development of the Agricultural Production Structures in Romania and EU-28
• #4. Current State of Fish Production on Carp Farms in Serbia
• #5. The Reform of EU Economic Governance
• #6. Soil Moisture as One of the Limiting Factors in the Production of Medicinal Plants
• #7. Romanian Rural Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Development
• #8. Territorial and Agricultural Resources from the Rural Vrancea Area with Decisive Role in the Development of the Local Economy
• #9. Changing Consumption Patterns in Green Economy
• #10. Entrepreneurship in Small-Scale Farms: From Production to Commercialization
• #11. Solar Energy Potential as Support for Sustainable Development of Romanian Economy
• #12. Population Number and Consumer Income and Expenditure Dynamics: An Analysis of World Countries
• #13. Combining Organic Agriculture and Recreation: Evidence from Italy
• #14. Rural Romanian Education: Issues of the Reform and Foreign Language Teaching
• #15. Green Economy and Sustainable Development
• #16. Improved Irrigation Management for Sustainable Agriculture
• #17. A Comparative Analysis of the LAG Tara Oasului and Tara Oltului as Romanian Management Strategies

Gabriel Popescu is the Director Department of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, and PhD mentor. He has a wide experience as a trainer, project manager, research team leader in national/international programs, as: Project manager for “Support Services in Agriculture” with World Bank/Academy of Economic Studies; Assistance for the SME during 2002-2003, with the World Bank and County Agency for Employment Giurgiu; Research team leader within “Creating Support Cooperation between the University Business Incubator Giurgiu and University Business Incubator Ruse,” 2004-2005, Ministry of European Integration; Research team leader within “Promote Regional Convergence: The Enhancement of Scientific Networks in Rural Development,” Ministry of Education and Research/Agricultural Economics Research Institute of the Romanian Academy, partner – Centre for Research, Analysis, and Regional Policy, Academy of Economic Studies, 2006-2008; and Project Manager for National Partner I within “Programs Postdoctoral Research at the Forefront of Excellence in the IST and Developing Products and Processes,” 2007-2013, with National Research Institute – Development for Textile and Leather. During March-May 2012, he was Advisor of State in the Prime Minister working staff for Economic Affairs, Government of Romania, and from 2010-present is Director, Postdoctoral School “Knowledge Transfer Economy in Environment and Sustainable Development.” Gabriel Popescu is the Associate Editor, International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (USA), 2008-present; he is Expert ARACIS, quality assessment in higher education, teaching and research in higher education, and since 2009, is national expert in the panel of world experts of the highest level, nominated by HLPE/CFS, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He has earned few awards: Nicholas Georgescu Roegen Diploma for scientific research activities in national or international projects, Academy of Economic Studies, April 2005; Diploma for substantial personal contribution to the establishment of BRIE, as a unique format of cross-border cooperation in South-Eastern Europe, from the University Anghel Kanchev Ruse, Bulgaria, May 9, 2003; Diploma of excellence for professional and scientific activity and prodigious contributions to the affirmation of the economic school from the Academy of Economic Studies, March 2003; Diploma of Honor, Academy of Economic Studies, March 2003; Awards for outstanding work in the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies 1977, 1978. His scientific activity includes 51 research projects, 120 studies and articles, and 17 books, treatises, and manuals.

Andrei Jean-Vasile, PhD, is an assistant at Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Department of Business Administration. He holds a PhD in Economics and currently is a postdoctoral researcher in Economics at the National Institute of Economics Research – Romanian Academy of Sciences. He holds a BA degree in Administrative Sciences (2005) and in Banks and Finances (2007) from the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti. He has a MA degree in Economics, Administrative, and Business Management (2007) earned at the same university. Jean Andrei is the Editor-in-Chief ofInternational Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (USA), Associate Editor of Economics of Agriculture (Ekonomika poljoprivrede) published by Institute of Agricultural Economics (Serbia), and a scientific reviewer for International Business Information Management Association Conferences – IBIMA. He is also a member of scientific organizations: European Association of Agricultural Economists (December 2008), The Balkan Scientific Association of Agrarian Economists, Serbia (December 2008), and General Assembly of the Romanian Economists (March 2010). Issues like business investments process, economic efficiency, and valuing economic and human potential are among his research and scientific interests, where he has published articles (over 20), scientific books (4), and numerous conferences presentations.