About us
The name “Țara Vrancei” given to this Local Action Group derives from the old historical province with the same name, mentioned for the first time by Dimitrie Cantemir (a great scholar and voivode of Moldavia) in his masterpiece entitled Descriptio Moldaviae and mentioned for the second time by the writer Alexandru Vlăduță in his work “România Pitorească”. The initiators of the Țara Vrancei LAG decided to name the Group „Țara Vrancei” because it is representative for the area due to the fact that most of the communes from the LAG Țara Vrancei territory overlap the old historical province mentioned by Dimitrie Cantemir in his writings.
The Țara Vrancei LAG was founded in 2005 with the scope of contributing at the rural development through several objectives such as: the development and modernization of some processing and marketing capacities of agricultural products, including modern technologies, innovation and new ideas, as well as facilities to increase business efficiency and productivity and the value of agricultural products, improving the conditions of life of the local community, encouraging the diversification in local activities (agricultural, non-agricultural, cultural activities).
Țara Vrancei LAG’s territory is formed from 15 communes, all from Vrancea county: Bârsești, Câmpuri, Năruja, Negrilești, Nereju, Nistorești, Paltin, Păulești, Răcoasa, Spulber, Tulnici, Valea Sării, Vidra, Vizantea-Livezi and Vrâncioaia.
The area of the Țara Vrancei LAG includes important aspects concerning the natural and cultural patrimony, contributing, in a great measure, at the development of the traditional rural culture. It is also important to mention that this LAG is contributing in developing activities that belong to the primary sectors: agriculture, animal husbandry and non-agricultural activities and tourism.
General Objectives
– the facilitation of the farmers’ access to information and knowledge which will contribute at skills development in the agriculture sector;
– agricultural development on the Țara Vrancei LAG’s territory with the scope of obtaining specific local products that would reflect the area’s identity;
– diversification of the activities into new non-agricultural activities within the agricultural holdings;
– the development of micro-enterprises and small enterprises, respectively obtaining the alternative income for the population from rural environment and reducing the dependence on agricultural sector;
– Improving the conditions of life of the local community
– the integration of vulnerable groups of people on the Țara Vrancei LAG’s territory, including the local minorities