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Activities of the European Commission, through the introduction of bio-economy to work plans as well as the common agricultural policy and action for the implementation of the strategy Europe 2020, and also the programme Horizon 2020 indicate that for active traders in the European Union, especially in agriculture and its surroundings next years will be an opportunity to develop and improve their competitiveness. Great importance in the development of economic activities in the framework of the bio-economy is for small farms holdings, especially those that result in the production of high index of manual input. The functioning of the economic and social system of the European Union is inextricably linked not only with the role that they play in agricultural production and processing, but also in the way they impact on the achievement of the objectives related to the development of specific segments of the bio-economy and sustainable development of rural areas.