Agro-ecology, organic agriculture and food sovereignty

Marta-Christina Suciu (), Gabriela Sabau and Florentina Constantin
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Marta-Christina Suciu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Gabriela Sabau: Memorial University Grenfell Campus, Canada
Florentina Constantin: Faculty of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

International Conference on Competitiveness of Agro-food and Environmental Economy Proceedings, 2014, vol. 3, 385-396

Abstract: This paper aims at analyzing the expansion of the agro-ecology and organic farming in Romania. The topic was chosen because of its increasing importance in our country, in Europe and all over the world. People’s interest in healthy living and the increasing demand for organic products transforms the agriculture sector from an industrial “big food†one towards agro-ecology and organic farming based on the application of food sovereignty vision. Our paper consists on a desk research. By taking into account new theoretical and practical approaches and by investigation some relevant statistical data in the field of organic agriculture, we had identified that there are still incomplete parts that makes things difficult in Romania when it comes to apply organic agriculture principles and to ensure the authenticity of certain organic products. We consider that Romanian operators should promote their products first of all at the national level, in order to awake the interest of the consumers in this field, although it could be quite difficult mostly within areas with high level of poverty. Food sovereignty is opening new opportunities for local small-scale farmers by increasing their capability to explore their rights to decide not only what can be chosen for consumption but mostly what, how, when and for whom to produce organic safety and health food.

Keywords: organic farming; agro-ecology; organic products; food sovereignty; food security; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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