Sustainable Agricultural Models in the Romanian Mountain Area

Six farmer associations in different counties of North-Eastern Romania representing 1,800 small-scale farming families dependent on sheep farming.

Risultati raggiunti:  

• Baselines studies on pastures, sheep owners, cheese production were started and issues of product standardisation, labelling and marketing
• sheepshelters and sheepfolds in 6 test sites built
• water managment systems are installed and operational on all 6 alps
• 636 farmers received support
• All in all 546 farmers graduated from vocational training courses.
• 10 visits/excursions to the project sites involving 188 persons took place in 2016.
• 31 persons participated in two exchange visits to France (Haute Savoie) in June 2015/2016.
• a standardized recipe that includes a technical file of production has been finalised
• volume sold: 80% increased (average value for 6 alps)
• price: 13% increase for yellow cheese and 21% increase for ricotta cheese (average value for 6 alps)
• Product specification and technical assistance for 3 clusters of product types (verterinary requirements, traceability, HACCP plan) -> documented in folder "Best practice guide for dairy processing"
• marketing study including: value chain analysis, potential analysis, target markets etc.
• branding kit involving packaging, labelling, logo, names, design scheme, trade mark registration developed and delivered to the 6 locations
• The project partners participated with product stands in 8/ differnet fairs all over Romania
• label "de la Munte" developed. Product registration is ongoing, they have all the supporting documents available. So far they use the registration” De La Munte"
• website developed: www. carpatsheep.ro
• The Media appearance is documented under http://www.carpatsheep.ro/presamedia.html
• the total of managed pastures are monitored which means 1155ha (cleaned from stones, flattened, floral structure diversified)
• pastures were improved by introducing 9 indigenous floral species with a high nutritional value. The mix of the seeds was approved by the National Pasture Institute in Brasov

The project has been completed at an operational level.

Intermediary body: KEK-CDC; Executing Agency: SAB

Fase 6 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2016   (Completed)