Components of the eu’s public administration for the agricultural economy sector

Abstract

The importance of agriculture for society goes far beyond safe and healthy food provision or jobs promotion. The EU is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of agricultural products. The effective public administration of agriculture as a whole and agro – exports in particular gains increasing importance in the current disruptive times. The following goals have been stated while conducting the presented research – to analyse the institutional and normative – legal components for the EU’s public administration of the agricultural economy sector and to assess its effectiveness through the analysis of the extra-EU27 agricultural products exports by products type. The time frame under analysis is ten years from the year 2012 to 2021 included. The agricultural products are used in the sense of Groups 0 (Food and live animals) and 1 (Beverages and tobacco) of the Standard International Trade classification (SITC). In order to achieve the research goals and make the analysis more profound, the following research methods and techniques were used – dialectic method, analytic generalization method, empirical analysis, trend analysis, comparative analysis, statistical analysis, data visualization tools, etc. The research results indicate, that the extra – EU27 Product 0 exports dynamics is upward through the whole time frame under analysis, while the one of Product 1 has the same dynamics with two exceptions of its decrease in 2014 and 2020. The trend lines are upward through the analysed timeframe and the next two years taken for the projection making in both data sets under research. The research results allow us make the conclusion about the public administration of the EU’s agricultural economy sector being effective with its institutions working efficiently and the policies composed and implemented in the best appropriate way. The research presented in the paper as well as its results are of great theoretical interest and practical usefulness for public administrators of all the levels, agricultural and industrial enterprises connected with agriculture, institutions and organizations employees indulged in agriculture and agricultural products trade, decision and policy makers, academic community representatives as well as statisticians and data analysts.