Romania
Romania is a country of peasants, with a long deep history of peasant agriculture and a strong cultural link to the land. This has survived despite the efforts of past empires and communist regimes to destroy it.
Today, peasant culture remains the bedrock of the Romanian people in a changing time. Unfortunately, across Romania, land and natural resources have become the object of speculation and massive investment. Regardless of the resource exploited, the lands of small-scale peasant farmers’ are being grabbed and transformed, with far-reaching effects. The purpose of these grabs is multi-layered – agriculture, mining, energy, tourism, water resources, speculation – and the process is weakening rural economies and limiting the access to land for young and future farmers.
Detailed Informations about the Background and Romania’s
Policy Environment you find in our Resources section
ALPA (Acces la Pământ pentru Agroecologie) is a Romanian land-trust initiative based in the Kalotaszeg bioregion, which secures farmland in trust and offers it on long‑term leases to aspiring agroecological farmers. With its current portfolio of approximately 10 hectares, ALPA actively stewards land for regenerative farming, biodiversity, and local community vitality, fostering sustainable, nature-focused livelihoods
Supporting traditional organic farming in Romania. Eco Ruralis envisions a society that is environmentally sustainable, economically fair and socially just where peasants are the central component of our food system.
