Quellenangabe:
[Editor:] Rodino, Steliana [Editor:] Dragomir, Vili [Title:] Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - Trends and Challenges. International Symposium. 15th Edition [Publisher:] The Research Institute for Agricultural Economy and Rural Development (ICEADR) [Place:] Bucharest [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 115-123
Zusammenfassung:
Encouraging the consumption of fresh food products, with a reduced degree of processing and processing, represents one of the sustainable global targets found both at the level of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and within the European directives and strategy, components of the European Ecological Pact. Fruits are also mentioned in the European Strategy from farm to fork, recommended to be consumed, both for the health of the population, the benefits brought to the environment and for the encouragement of domestic production and the support of local producers. The consumption of berries is encouraged by specialists due to the high intake of minerals and antioxidants and the low calorie content. however, although in the last period of time there has been progress in terms of the consumption of profiled products at the national level, Romania is below the European average for the consumption of forest fruits. The current work aims to identify the main consumption barriers at the level of consumers, beyond those related to the seasonality or perishability of profile products, basic characteristics of agricultural production. Also, based on the results obtained, a series of recommendations regarding the opportunities to increase the consumption of forest fruits were mentioned, useful for local producers, economic agents and also for decision-makers.