Evaluation of the legal and institutional enviroment factors in securing development of competitive agriculture

Abstract

Lithuanian agreement with WTO, integration into EU caused urgent demand to increase the competitive ability of agriculture and rural units in the domestic and foreign markets. Recently cultivators, their representatives, producers, politics, scientists have discussed about increasing market competition and survive possibilities for local agro units and rural businesses. They are still disagree about what actions should be taken by separate units, and what criteria could define level of competition for separate units, and what recommendations cold be used to improve the current situation. The article investigates the scope of factors of legal environment, influenced the agriculture development, and effectiveness of the public administration system, and state support measures insure rural unit’s competitive abilities in the domestic and foreign markets.