Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 1
Written by Elena NECULCEA, Ion DONA

The sector of traditional products from Romania has been regulated since 2004, but it was not until 2013 that stricter licensing rules were introduced, resulting in a small number of certified products (171 in 2013). However, the sector has developed continuously and in 2022 there were 735 certified traditional products at national level. The purpose of this paper was to analyse the distribution of these products at regional level so we can emphasize a Romanian regional model based on their main characteristics. We used the database created by the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural, respectively, the “National Register of Traditional Products”, which can be found in the “Catalogue of Certified Products and Activities”. The research showed the following profile of distribution: the most important traditional products are the ones made from meat and milk; in Brasov county was, it in the first place with almost 24% of total products; the certified products per producer reached an amount of 14 products in Galati county; most of the products are in Center, north-West and North-East regions. The regional model of distribution is characterized by a concentration of producers in mountainous and rural areas.

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