Results of implementing the SAPARD programme in Romania

Abstract

During 2000-2006, Romania has benefited from support through the Special Program for Pre-Accession for Agriculture and Rural Development - SAPARD.The role of SAPARD program was to create the necessary implementation of an advanced agriculture and sustainable development of rural areas in the candidate states. Thus, for the 10 measures that were approved during August 2002 - April 2006, was hired a total of 4704 projects with a value of 1475.24 million Euro, total payments to beneficiaries of the program SAPARD was 1024, 72 million Euro. At the end of 2006, the total financial commitments by SAPARD program was 1475.24 million Euro, resulting in a one hundred percent degree of coverage of the Annual Financing Agreements (ÁFA) for the years 2000-2005 inclusive, and ÁFA 81.14% for 2006.