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ENHANCING THE VALUE OF RAW MATERIALS FROM AGRICULTURE IN BUZAU COUNTY GREEN JOBS TO COLOUR YOUR LIFE- FIGHT AGAINST UNEMPLOYEMENT 26-30TH OF OCTOBER 2014 Bad Zwischenahn / Germania

CONTENT Agriculture in Romania ☺About Buzau County ☻Agricultural potential of Buzau County ☺Production of fruits in Romania and Buzau  Ways of using them nowadays ☻Production of grains and vegetables in Romania and Buzau

 How people and companies use them now ☺Livestock production in Romania and Buzau  Adding value to livestock ☻Traditional products of Buzau County

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AGRICULTURE IN ROMANIA Agriculture has returned to a place of honor in the Romanian economy and it is one segment that remains unaffected by the global crisis.

Over 80% of Romaniaâ€&#x;s land is cultivated only by Romanians.

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About Buzau County Buzau County is located in south-eastern Romania, more exactly in the northeast region of “Campia Buzaului”, occupying 2.6% of the country‟s surface.

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Agricultural potential of Buzau County Agriculture is the second based segment of the economy of the county. The agricultural area measures 402.233 hectares, of which 255.282 hectares are arable fields. The private sector owns 80.2% of the agricultural area of the county.

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Fruit production The hilly areas of Buzau County are important plantation of fruit trees. In the Buzau Valleys, Slanic and Ramnic regions are numerous plantations of apples, pears, plumps, cherries, apricots and nuts.

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Adding value to fruits • Fresh fruits – marketplace sales; • Dried-up fruits ( sun exposure, indirect drying )- sold in specific stores (ro : plafar) • Canned fruits –stewed fruits in marketplaces, en-detail stores; • Jams (exquisite – from green nuts, white cherries, bitter cherries, berries, necatrine which production has grown lately); • Distilled drinks (“tuica” – plum, pear brandy etc.); • Refrigerating warehouses – for fruits exported; • Pharmaceutical products – herbal teas, beauty treatments; • Painting stuff – for clothes, hair dye (strong colour – nuts by boiling leaves) – handmade items.

Productions of grapes In most of Romania‟s hills predominate are the vineyards, but the most known area is at “The Great Hill”, with the famous wine center “Pietroasele” and “The Hill of Calnau”. This center specializes in producing red wines.

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The value of vine growing • Stewed canned grapes – some sorts with less seeds (Hamburg, Cardinal, Perla Romaneasca, Coarna) • Wine • Vinegar • Raisins (by drying the fruit) • Perserved (grape vine leaves) – meatrolls.

Production of berries An important role in the work of the Forestry Buzau is occupied by harvesting berries and medicinal plants from the forests. That said, the annual harvest is about: 200 tons of buckthorn 60 tons of rosehip 60 tons of blackthorn 20 tons hawthorn fruit More than 98% shall be recovered on the external market.

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Using berries…

• Export rose hip and buckthorn – raw stock for farmaceutical industry in Germany - vitamin C extraction; • Food industry - Jam, Juice, Tea;

Production of grains and vegetables The agriculture is an important parameter of economic activity of the county, having underlined the high quality of topsoil. Also, in the lowlands are cultivated wheat, corn, sunflower, fodder beet, barley, rye, vegetables, etc.

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Benefits from grains • • • • • • • •

Self-consumption – rural areas mostly.

Storing grains in silos for further sale (ex. Agricover); Traditional food – specific recipe bagels; Bakery - ex. Boromir factory (several types of bread – wheat&potato); Sugar extraction from fodder beet; Research resort – new types of vegetables.

Corn leaves handmade decorative items.

Hemp decorative items

Corn/Hemp Decorative Items

Pickles (perserved vegetables for winter season)

Oil factories

Livestock production The existing of favorable conditions created the opportunity to develop animal husbandry, noted by the increase of cattles, pigs, sheeps and birds. Buzau has a research station and for breeding cattle – Dulbanu, and a research station and for breeding sheep - Rusetu.

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BREEDING STATION FOR QUAILS • EXPORT – eggs, meat – good for health, low level cholesterol.

• Private initiatives around Buzau

In Buzau County are two resorts for breeding horses - Cislau and Rusetu.

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The English Thoroughbred can be admired, ridden or bought from Cislau.

Established in 1984 with the aim of producing horses for breeding, the troop of horses Cislau is the only in the country that raises the English Thoroughbred race horse, that is also considered the best breed of horse in the world.

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Traditional products of the county Buzau County is best known for its traditional products.

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The most important traditional products are: Plescoi Sausages

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Plescoi Saveloy

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Pastrami SPICY- fresh vacuum-sealed

Buzau Bagels

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Rusetu Bread

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Water ognion

Penteleu Cheddar

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Wine from Pietroasele – best known is Romanian Tamaioasa

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Plum Brandy fom Buzau

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APICULTURE

Folk art (hemp, flax, wool)

TOWEL

TRADITIONAL WEAVING MACHINE

CARPET

Easter decorative eggs (local pattern)

Authors Students:

Teachers:

Alexe Ştefania Alice Roşioru Elena Poştovei Cătălina Ileana Cristea Diana Sandu Doina

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Sources http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro

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„This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.‟

This project has been funded by the „Lifelong Learning” programme from the European Commission, subprograme GRUNDTVIG, during 2013-2015.

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