Dumitrescu Carmen Simona
Aspects regarding supply chain in ecological products market, Lucrări Științifice Management Agricol
Title: Producing and selling local – an alternative for agriculture development
Biography
Biography: Dumitrescu Carmen Simona
Abstract
Presently, Romania is one of the countries with the highest number of immigrants from European Union. The massive leave of the working population from the rural areas led to rural areas depopulation, and implicitly to certain gaps in the development of these areas, more precisely aging population with low incomes. The tendency is for agricultural land to be purchased by large farms, but we must not forget the gardens, small plots of land around the house. These areas can greatly contribute to the development of small-scale agricultural production and implicitly can lead to increased household incomes through the capitalization of products or if the products are used for self-consumption, we must not neglect the other functions of agriculture. Due to the large number of small manufacturers, it is very difficult to achieve a uniform production that allows them access to the big chain stores. One way to support local producers in their product valorisation approach could be to use local brands or indications of origin, which could be the symbol of quality and origin of those products over time. Attention was directed to the adjacent area of the big cities and through the study we tried to point out that the development of agriculture due to its multifunctionality is an imperative for such areas in the present socio-economic conditions.