NOTE ON THE STRATEGY OF ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SARD)

The old rural civilization, which have assured the long and miraculous surviving of the Romanian people is at the critical moment of its breaking up. Production and rural living standard have become uncompetitive items, traditions and customs are abandoned and people is running to cities. Rural development is economically unefficient, a non lasting etnico-socially problem. Under the pressure of this situation but also due to the international and European concerns (UN 1972, FAO-SARD, UE), Romanian scientists and authorities are more and more focused on sustainable agricultural and rural development(NSSDt 2013/ 2020-2030, NPRSD 2007-2013). This study points out the necessity to pass from a finding status to a strategic action and noticig the complexity of problems, anailye just some aspects of The SARD and RDP implication for Romania of (1) farm modernisation as an economic and strategic imperative, and mention some aspects of (2) sustainable rural development including. the local and national cultural heritage, and (3) biodiversity and agrobiodiversity conservation.