Situated on the inferior stream of the Crişul Alb river, the town’s name originates in the name of the river, which springs in the Brad area. The Chişineu Criş town is situated in the plain between Crişul Alb and Crişul Negru at a distance of 42km from the city of Arad and 72km from the city of Oradea. As far as its location in Europe is concerned, our town is integrant of Romania, it is a part of Eastern Europe, generally considered a plain-buffer between the Criş rivers and Ţara Zărandului. The locality fully benefits from the soil resources obtaining high quality and quantity harvests, a large part of the active population working in agriculture. Productions obtained as a result of vegetable cultivation insure a decent living, but a high cost mirrored by the working hours. The agricultural profile societies from the area offer a lot of jobs in the area. Gouvernmental programmes which support agriculture also positively influence the Chișineu Criș area economy. The agricultural system from the Chișineu Criș locality area is an agricultural one, with week agri-zootechnical influences, due to the reduced number of animals. The technical-material conditions epresented by mechanization and chemicalization, indicates the fact that Romania is a long way behind other countries (10 tractors/1000 ha, 50 kg fertilizer/ha);

agriculture, systems, land, crop, Chisineu Cris

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