PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPING THE BIOECONOMY SECTOR IN
ROMANIA
Marius Paşculea, The Centre of Studies and Research in the Agrosylvicultural Biodiversity ―Acad.
David Davidescu
ABSTRACT:In the context of the new aim of the European Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan the
development of the bioeconomy sector is a necessity for Romania in order to pave the way to a more
innovative, resource efficient and competitive society, that reconciles food security with the sustainable
use o renewable resources for industrial purposes. Romania has good perspectives in this field due to a
great potential of the agriculture, increasingly growing standards of food industry, applied research in
the pharmaceutical industry, safety and optimization of food products, the value of the biomass produced
by the horticultural, forestry, livestock, fishery sectors and biofuels. On the premise that Romania hasn’t
yet a bioeconomy strategy and/or policies in this field, the objective of this study is to identify the
fundamental elements that could help Romanian Government build a customized bioeconomy strategy
and/or plan of action. The method used is based on analyzing the best practices used by countries that
already trigged the development of their bioeconomy sectors. The result of this study is to offer a scientific
base for theory and practice in the bioeconomy field.
Keywords: bioeconomy, biomass, bio-based products
JEL: Q26, Q28