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Rural Romania NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ISSUE 10 YEAR II, DECEMBER 2014 Viorel Morărescu Traditional products – a cultural heritage that we must preserve Producers believe in associations Proper documents for the Trămuța palinka A drop of jam prepared with love in the heart of Transylvania ROOTS OF A EUROPEAN COUNTRY EZ MINISTERUL AGRICULTURII ȘI DEZVOLTĂRII RUR ALE REGIONAL OFFICES The Support Unit of the National Rural Development Network CONTENTS BRĂILA EDITORIAL ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 282 Independentei Blvd., 1st floor, postal code 810124, [email protected] Tel.: 0339 732 009, Fax: 0339 732 016 INTERVIEW CRAIOVA Viorel Morărescu: Traditional products – a cultural heritage that we must preserve ......................................................... 4 19 Libertatii St., The Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, room L-311, 2nd floor, postal code 200421, [email protected] Tel.: 0251 460 377, Fax: 0251 423 651 RURAL DEVELOPMENT Producers believe in associations ...........................................................................................................................................11 ZALĂU Adriana – potato homemade bread, the first product of 2014 to be certified as traditional ...............................................14 49 Kossuth Lajos St., postal code 450010, [email protected] “La Baciu” – the traditional taste from Bucovina conquers the world .................................................................................16 Tel.: 0360 404 056, Fax: 0360 404 158 In Valsan Valley, culinary traditions are religiously observed ..............................................................................................19 TÂRGU MUREŞ Vrâncioaia, a business that started in the kitchen .................................................................................................................21 60 Mihai Eminescu St., postal code 540331, [email protected] Proper documents for the Trămuța palinka .......................................................................................................................... 23 Tel.: 0365 430 349, Fax: 0365 430 351 IAŞI PEOPLE Ciric Recration Area – Ciric Recreation Complex, postal code 700064, [email protected] A drop of jam prepared with love in the heart of Transylvania ........................................................................................... 26 Tel.: 0332 881 281, Fax: 0332 881 282 Kaizer Debreczeni – a family brand ...................................................................................................................................... 29 TIMIŞOARA 53 Take Ionescu Blvd., 2nd floor, office 26, postal code 300074, [email protected] EXPERIENCES Tel.: 0356 460 982, Fax: 0356 460 983 My farm: Traditional products from Mangalița and Bazna meat, old local swine breeds ...................................................31 My business: Tataia Gică, the main character in the story of traditional products of the Covurlui Valley ........................ 34 TÂRGOVIŞTE My community: Mărginimea Sibiului – a symbol of the tradition and faith of a community ............................................ 38 7A Varzaru Armasu St., postal code 130169, [email protected] Tel.: 0345 100 025, Fax: 0345 100 605 BUCUREŞTI UP-TO-DATE LEADER 39-41 Nicolae Filipescu St., 6th floor, 2nd district, postal code 020961, [email protected] Local Action Group Drumul Carelor .................................................................................................................................... 40 Tel.: 0316 900 214, Fax: 0316 900 215 Local Action Group Asociația Sargeția LAG 1 ...................................................................................................................... 43 The text of this publication is for information purposes only and it does not entail legal liability. NEWS AND EVENTS .........................................................................................................................................................45 Additional information on MARD and SUN can be found on the Internet: www.madr.ro, www.rndr.ro SUN, Department of Publications, December 2014 ISSN 2284-8665 MEET THE NRDN MEMBERS ISSN-L 2284-8665 Romanian Meat Association .................................................................................................................................................. 46 © NRDN, 2014 The Union for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Romania - USDAR .................................................................. 48 Reproduction of the texts from this publication is authorised provided the source is cited. Printed in Romania. Photographs copyright: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, The Union for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Romania – USDAR, Ion Baciu, Valentina Lungu, Florian Ghișe, Horia Fenechiu, Local Action Group Drumul Carelor, Local Action Group Sargeția Association LAG 1 1 Rural Romania – No 10 Editorial Traditional products – added value that we cannot afford to lose It has been discussed for a good of agriculture. Efficiency, in this today. In other regions of the world while that intensive agriculture is case, is no longer a result of produc- great efforts are being made to re- so-called harmful to people and the tivity, but of its added value. discover traditions, there is a true environment. I am not saying “so- cultural archaeology. It is a field called” to take the side of those who Production is followed by processing where we have the upper hand, and consider agriculture cannot be do- and valorising in ever more com- we cannot afford to lose it. ne outside the standards of a high plex forms. Valorising traditions of intensity exploitation technology, any kind, culinary, handicraft, cul- The pioneering efforts of those who but because otherwise we would tural, can increase the value of any have started businesses in this di- draw water to the mill of another product made in such a vision. It is rection have to be brought to the excessive theory, according to whi- precisely the consumer displeased attention of the public. They beco- ch there are no resources to feed an with intensive production that will me good practice examples which ever increasing world population. become the supporter of this type can be used as a foundation for the The reason why I find accelerated of traditional product. As a deman- rural economy of the future. We technology development beneficial ding consumer, he is supposed to be proudly assume the responsibility is precisely the necessity to enable responsible, becoming faithful and to emphasise the achievements of everyone’s access to food – we do helping these small producers to the people who, out of love for tra- not discuss the cause of the real im- develop. ditions, show us all how good the balances in the world as far as this recipes of their parents and gran- issue is concerned, there are soci- The funds allotted for the deve- dparents are. al and political aspects difficult to lopment of semi-subsistence and analyse, and even more difficult to small farms will lead to a sustaina- solve. But we must understand that ble growth of local economies. The a different type of agriculture has special conditions of the historical Viviana Vasile, Team Leader of the its place and purpose. Extensive evolution of the Romanian village project “Founding and Supporting farming technology has good argu- have made possible the conservati- the National Rural Development ments to become present in the field on of traditions that we can valorise Network” 2 3 Rural Romania – No 10 INTERVIEW What were the steps that se- Dynamics of traditional products per areas in the period rious producers had to take Viorel Morărescu, general manager of the 2005-2013 for re-attestation and for the preservation of a tradition in- 2000 1535 1541 General Directorate for Food Industry of herited for decades? 1500 750 the MARD: “Traditional products – a cultural 1000 Viorel Morărescu: On 11 285 December 2013 the Order no. 500 193 heritage that we must preserve” 11 690/2004 was repealed. The at- 0 testations issued before that date Dairy Meat Bakery Beverages Vegetables Fish remained valid until 30 November and Fruit Sir, until a month ago Romania 2014, according to Order of the had over 4000 registered tradi- MARD no. 1393 of 9 September tional products. What was the Data of the MARD 2013/pursuant to Order no. 690/2004 2014 to amend the Order of the exact situation and why did the Industry – ROMALIMENTA, of the then by family associations and Minister of Agriculture and Rural legislation regarding the attes- Ministry of Health and the Authority authorised natural persons. Thus, we Development, of the Minister of tation of traditional products for Consumer Protection amended needed to find certain criteria to de- Health and of the president of the had to be amended? the Order no. 690/2004 regarding fine the applicant. National Authority for Consumer the conditions and criteria for the Protection no. 724/1.082/360/2013 Viorel Morărescu: Until attestation of traditional products, Other elements that required the regarding the attestation of traditi- November 2014, Romania had separating the “traditional product” amendment of the order for the at- onal products. 4,402 registered food products at a from the one produced by the “indus- testation of