To raise the issue of the complex development of a zone where the agricultural production is the prevailing economic activity implies a certain difficulty, induced by the natural question: how can pluri-activity be generated in a predominantly mono-active rural area? Even if, at first sight, the...

Rural development was and continues to be considered an essential imperative, being one of the reasons for which the concept of sustainable development and diversification in the rural space has registered a high emergence frequency and debates in the specialty literature. The sustainable and...

Structured in two priority directions (reform and investment) The National Recovery and Resilience Plan is one meant to help communes, local communities in the crisis caused by COVID-19, as such any investment started after February 1, 2020, the date that is considered to be the beginning...

Within the present paper, some of the most important representative factors for the standard of living of the population in the south-eastern region of our country will be analyzed. It is also desired to present an overview of the current situation regarding the labor market in the territory of...

Organic farming is a sector with real development potential in Romania, being an essential instrument on the way to environmental protection, through the conservation of soil, improvement of water quality and support to biodiversity. The present paper aims to analyses the evolution of organic...

The role of agricultural cooperatives in supporting farmers has become increasingly important in the context of crises and unforeseen economic fluctuations, helping to improve their position in the value chain. If at the level of the European Union about 34% of farmers are part of agricultural...

Food systems are undergoing a number of significant transformations in response to technological, economic, social and environmental changes. Transformations related to increased productivity, specialisation of farming systems, optimisation of resources, automation of farming operations, changes...

In Romania, at the level of residential environments there are gaps in terms of quality of life, these are reflected through socio-economic indicators. The degree of poverty is high in rural areas, determined by both economic and demographic, social and cultural factors. It is known that incomes...

According to the possibilities offered by the existing resources, rural development in Romania is still difficult to achieve. The economic-social gaps between the urban and rural areas are among the highest in the EU and relatively at the same amplitude for many years. The recent period, marked...

The real convergence process within the European Union at regional level is the main goal of the cohesion policy. Less developed regions belong mainly to Central and East European countries and aim at catching-up with other EU regions. According to Eurostat, Romania has 28 predominantly rural...