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Local Food Products in Romania: Insights into Agricultural Production and Community Impact

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper analyzes the availability of domestic products on the shelves of two supermarkets in order to identify the availability of these products for consumers and implicitly their contribution to the development of the economy. The research was conducted using the online identification method, focusing on supermarkets located in Bucharest Municipality, analyzed between June 19, 2024 and June 28, 2023. The analysis included a wide range of local products, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, beets, ginger, celery, celeriac, turmeric, parsley, apples, pears, milk and eggs. Thus, in the case of eggs, in both supermarkets there are 100% Romanian products. For milk in the first supermarket there is only Romanian milk, while in the second, 94% of the products are Romanian. For vegetables the percentage of domestic products on the shelf is 50% or more.
Author: Maria Cristina STERIE
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411352345
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