Statement from Sibiu

Association of the Ecological Agriculture Operators

BIO ROMÂNIA
STATEMENT FROM SIBIU

Constituent Premises Short term objectives and perspective strategies

Wishing to emphasize the importance of coherent development of the Romanian Ecological Project and to raise the awareness of the Romanian’s population for ecological agriculture of the country land, on 3 June 2008, we, the members of the Association of the Ecological Agriculture Operators- Bio-Romania, met in Sibiu were we found this Association.

Among the arbitrary priorities of the Association, we mention:

1. Developing a Romanian Ecological Educational Project, collaborating with school, of different degrees, and Church, two institutions that are fundamental for the Romanian spirituality. This represents an effort to change the mentality of the people through an adequate education regarding the human health, the nature and the way of how to obtain agricultural products. And this always starts with the youth and the one engaged in their education. Our educational message is addressed to Romanian’s family to develop a healthy thinking about nutrition, about how to make agriculture and to respect and care environment, as gifts from God.

  1. Supporting the elaboration and implementation of the Ecological Agriculture Development Plan in Romania. One of the objectives listed in our being statute is to become a viable and responsible dialogue partner regarding the ecological agriculture field in Romania.
  2. Reassessing the Agro-Environment Measure from PNDR, December 2007 version and to restore the Ecological Agriculture Sub- Measure, according to the initial version. It is known that EU member states who wish to restore the ecological agriculture or to continue the ecological agriculture are receiving supplementary founds – “additional payments”. We want to provide all the logistic support required to fulfill this purpose. So we are ready to collaborate and elaborate a meeting working plan in which we would analyse and find solutions for the problems that have restrained the allocation of founds that are essential for the national ecological agriculture.
  3. Creating a transparent and dynamic collaboration environment between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the General Direction of Rural Development and institutions and organizations that are actively involved in ecological Agriculture by establishing an Advisory Council for the ecological product, formed from appointed representatives of these institutions and organizations who have the responsibility to participate in market decisions regarding Ecological Agriculture. To ensure an excellence level in national ecological agriculture, we affirm our opening to organize a working team in close partnership with the public authorities and other governmental organization to elaborate and put in practice a “private public partnership”.
  4. Subvention a percentage from the tax certification to an inspection and certification organization for the entire ecological agricultural area, as well as developping a calculation method (UVM) that will help the breeders. Earmarking the financial resources for farms, restore the Ecological Agriculture Sub-Measure (according to Art. 39(4) of the 1698/2005 Regulation, agro-environment payments for farmers may include any amounts additional, not more then 20 % for the transactional costs associated with agro-environmental package requirements fulfill).
  5. Support from MADR market to expand the ecological products:

i. Establishing and implementing campaigns in collaboration with the big chain stores, to raise awareness among consumers.

ii. Supporting the participation of the producers in domestic and international events.

iii. Establishing and implementing campaigns to promote the logo “ae” and the communitarian logo.

iv. Establishing one telephone line like”TEL-GREEN” for ecological agriculture consultancy.

  1. We want the food from hospitals and the supplement- food for our children in schools to be healthy, clean, produced by Romanian farmers, environmental certificated.

On behalf of Association of the Ecological Agriculture Operators eco-BIO ROMANIA,

Association Chairman,

Univ. Lector Dr. Marian CIOCEANU

www.bio-romania.org ;

e-mail: office@bio-romania.org ;

Tel.: 0746 / 111888;

Founding Members

MITROPOLIA ARDEALULUI
Member: Pr. Conf. Dr. Constantin-Valer Necula
parintele_necula@yahoo.com

Mr. Biologist Petre Mihai Alexandru PAPACOSTEA
021/667.37.00

Romanian Bio agriculturists Association BIOTERRA
Chairman:
Member: Through Mr. prof. dr. Miklos Nagy
Marian Cioceanu
info@ecolandsrl.ro

Vice Chairman:
NATURALIA IMPEX S.R.L.
Nagy Mikos
Member: Mr. Cristian Popescu
Damian Dragomir
naturalia@digitech.ro

Nicolae Pandea
Mihai Grigoras
S.C. Auger Petrus S.R.L.
Member: Mr. Aurel Petruş
augerpetrus@gmail.com

BIOCOOP – SIB Cooperative Society
Member: Mr. Vilhelm Schuster
willyschuster@yahoo.com

Ştefan cel Mare Commune ( Jud. Calaraşi )
Member: Mr. Nicolae Pandea
primaria@primariastefan.ro

S.C. Eco Market Transilvania S.R.L.
Member: Mr. Mihai – Tudor Grigoraş
office@ecomt.ro

PATRIARHUL AVRAAM Foundation
Member: Mr. Marian Cioceanu
office@patriarhul-avraam.ro

S.C. ESCARPROD S.C.A.
Member: Mr. Dl. Marcel Macris
contact@escarprod.ro

S.C. SHALOM BIO FOOD S.R.L.
Member: Mr. Istvan Hegyi
bio@patriarhul-avraam.ro

S.C. INTEGRO MANAGEMENT CONSULT S.R.L.
Member: Mr. Damian Dragomir
dragomirdamian@gmail.com