Department for Rural Economy

Department Description

The Rural Economics Collective was established in 1990 under the aegis of the Institute of Agrarian Economics (National Institute of Economic Research “Costin C. Kirițescu”) Bucharest, Romanian Academy, and since 1994, it has been part of the Romanian Academy, Iași Branch within the “Gheorghe Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research.

The current members of the department are: Dr. Krisztina Melinda Dobay (member of the collective since 1992), Dr. Daniela Matei (since 2000), Dr. Ioan Sebastian Brumă (since 2004), Dr. Lucian Tanasă (since 2007), Dr. Sebastian Doboş (since 2009).

The team also included: Dr. Valentin Mihai Bohareţ (1990-2019), Dr. Ştefan Amariţei (1990-2000), Dr. Gheorghe Bănățeanu (1990-1997 †), Dr. Gheorghe Ionesei (1990-2006 †), Dr. Aurelian Iftimescu (1990-1992), Dr. Petru Ivanof (1990-2007 †), Dr. Cristian Romeo Hotea (1992-2002), Dr. Cristian Valeriu Patriche (1997-2000).

The contents of the research themes and the skills currently held by the 5 researchers in the team are oriented towards fundamental, exploratory and applied research of rural areas in the North-East Development Region.

The proposed academic objectives aim to analyze the development factors of the agricultural, forestry and non-agricultural components specific to the rural economy.

Our research is based on the following principles:

• diversifying the structure of the rural economy by making the use of local agri-food resources, non-agricultural activities and services more efficient;
• improving the quality of life of village residents;
• balance between the development of economic activities and the natural environment;
• preserving the quality of the natural environment and focusing on sustainable development.

Current research directions are oriented towards the implementation of the Research Program “Development of rural space in the North-Eastern Region of Romania” by addressing topics such as: prospective assessments of cooperation and association in rural areas, vectors that determine the dynamics of rural space, trends in the development of organic agriculture, the development of local agri-food markets, the integration and promotion of the concept of a short supply chain, respectively small agricultural holdings in the interwar period. Each of the mentioned themes details, on different but complementary levels, economic, social and environmental problems or resilience solutions to major transformations of the current context in which rural communities in the North-East Development Region of Romania evolve and confer social purpose and economic impact on them.

The research activity carried out has as fundamental benchmarks: performance, quality of the works and connection to the global flows and circuits of scientific values. The publication of the research results in journals located at the top of the scientific world rankings (Agricultural Systems, Journal of Rural Studies, Sustainability, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Agriculture) has greatly increased the visibility of the research carried out. In the same context, as a result of the scientific expertise acquired, the Rural Economy Collective has carried out, over time, 15 national extra-budgetary research projects and 10 international research projects and is the promoter of an active partnership with socio-economic actors from the North East Development Region, territorial communities and civil society representatives, who request the expertise of researchers for regional, national and European prospective studies. It is traditional to collaborate with local, regional and national institutions that share a common concern for rural development (Institute of Agrarian Economics – National Institute of Economic Research “Costin C. Kirițescu”, Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, University of Life Sciences “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” in Iași, National Institute for Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Academy of Economic Sciences Bucharest, Research Institute for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development) county agricultural departments, associations, foundations, interprofessional agricultural organizations, producer groups and consultants.

Along with the research programs and projects carried out, the studies, reports and volumes published within them, the Rural Economy Collective organizes annual scientific events within the Iași Academic Days and, occasionally, workshops and round tables in order to disseminate scientific results from the projects implemented by the members of the collective.

ICES-5 PROGRAM: RURAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH-EAST REGION OF ROMANIA

Program Objective: Researching the realities of rural space in the North-East Region of Romania, both in the current context and from a historical perspective, in order to identify optimal policies and strategies for compatibility with the principles, values ​​and developments of the rural space of the European Union (such as sustainable development, increased quality of life, social inclusion, equal opportunities, etc.).

Hypotheses/Premises: The current socio-economic issues of rural areas are insufficiently studied. The phenomenological and structural diversity of the rural environment, the changes that the Romanian village is going through, as well as its development possibilities are topics whose research is imperative, especially given that the Romanian rural area is characterized by realities such as poverty, social exclusion, gender inequality, the weak development of social economy organizations with an impact on agrarian structures or the inadequate use of natural resources. Sustainable rural development and the relaunch of the social, economic and spiritual life of the Romanian village in accordance with the values ​​and developments of the rural area of ​​the European Union constitute an indispensable component of the economic, cultural and political development of Romanian society. Achieving the objective of sustainable rural development requires the elaboration and implementation of well-founded scientific principles, strategies and development directions.

ICES-5 research projects

Representative Publications

2024

• Viorel Chiriță, Daniela Matei, Ion Mareș, Moldovița, the commune in the heart of Bucovina. The structuring capital of natural and human heritage. Monographic study, Publishing House of the University of Stefan cel Mare in Suceava, Suceava, 2024, 280 p., ISBN 978-973-666-799-2;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Mărioara Rusu, Mihai Alexandru Chițea, Diana-Elena Creangă, „Patterns of Organic Crops in Arable Land in the European Union – Analysis Based on the Cluster Method”, Romanian Agricultural Research, 41, 2024, WOS: 001318731900001, DOI/link: https://doi.org/10.59665/rar4144;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Cristina Cautisanu, Lucian Tanasă, Simona-Roxana Ulman, Meda Gâlea, Alexandra Raluca Jelea, “Does the payment method matter in online shopping behaviour? Study on the Romanian market of vegetables during the pandemic crisis”, Agricultural Economics, 70(1), 2024, pp. 34-47, WOS:001155323900004, DOI/link: https://doi.org/10.17221/314/2023-AGRICECON;
• Mihai Alexandru Chitea, Marioara Rusu, Lorena Florentina Chitea, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “A Participatory Vision Regarding the Organic and Conventional Farming – Case Study, North-East Development Region”, Romanian Agricultural Research, no. 41/2024, WOS: 001163094200019, DOI/link: https://doi.org/10.59665/rar4128;
• Mărioara Rusu, Mihai Chitea, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Variances Between Contract and Non-Contract Farms in the Use of Sustainable Farming Practices: Case Study”, Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, Vol. 24, Issue 2, 2024, WOS:001264962000088, link https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/index.php/scientific-papers/3735-variances-between-contract-and-non-contract-farms-in-the-use-of-sustainable-farming-practices-case-study;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Transition towards sustainable value chains and agri-food systems through cooperation and collective actions – examples from organic beekeeping”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Lorena Florentina Chițea, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Marie-Jacqueline-Cosette Leonte, Cătălin Claudiu Munteanu (coord.), The Challenges of the European Green Deal on Agriculture and Rural Space, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2024, 529 p., ISBN 978-973-27-3756-9, pp. 55-71.

2023

• Ioan Sebastian Brumă (coord.), Sustainable and Sustainable Rural Systems. Studies in Agro-Economy and Rural Anthropology, Cluj University Press, 2023, 406, ISBN 978-606-37-1985-1;
• Simona Roxana Ulman, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Are the traditional socio-economic causes of poverty still pertinent nowadays? Evidence from Romania within the European Union context”, Kybernetes, 2023, Early Access, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/K-05-2023-0749, WOS:001045209200001, link: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/K-05-2023-0749/full/html;
• Emil Georgescu, Maria Toader, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lidia Cană, Luxița Rîșnoveanu, Cristina Fătu, Roxana Zaharia, “Population Dynamics and Effect of Seed Treatment on Plutella xylostella Control in Romania”, Agronomy-Basel, 13, 5, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051236, WOS:000995296300001, link: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1236;
• Ioan-Sebastian Brumă, “Organic fruit growing in the North East Development Region of Romania. Territorial profile analysis”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă (coord.), Durable and sustainable rural systems. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, 2023, 406 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1985-1, pp. 199-215, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3868.pdf;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Maria Toader, Gabriel Popescu, Emil Georgescu, “The Evolution of Alfalfa, as Important Crop in Organic Farming System in Romania”, Romanian Agricultural Research, 40, pp. 297-306, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.59665/rar4028, WOS:001012854500028, link: https://www.incda-fundulea.ro/rar/nr40/rar40.44.pdf;
• Daniela Matei, “Regional Mutations in the Urban-Rural Relationship. An Economic Perspective”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă (coord.), Sustainable and Sustainable Rural Systems. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, 2023, 406 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1985-1, pp. 107-124, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3868.pdf;
• Claudiu-Cătălin Munteanu, Monica Mihaela Tudor, Ioan-Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Lucian Tanasă, “Towards a sustainable agri-food chain – Case study: Transylvania”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă (coord.), Sustainable and sustainable rural systems. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, 2023, 406 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1985-1, pp. 125-144, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3868.pdf;
• Lucian Tanasă, “Local food systems and short supply chains in Neamț County – models of good practice”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă (coord.), Sustainable and Sustainable Rural Systems. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, 2023, 406 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1985-1, pp. 168-185, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3868.pdf;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Agricultural cooperatives in the Romanian agri-food system”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, New Series, Year XX, 21, 2, 2023, pp. 135–143, indexed: Econlit, RePEc, link: http://aerd.eadr.ro/, https://doi.org/10.59277/AERD.2023.2.03;
• Sebastian Doboș, “Small-scale local agricultural holdings in the interwar period. demographic and socioeconomic developments”, Ecoforum Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1(30), 2023, link: http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/1549/846.

2022

• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sonia Bulei (coordinator), Contemporary Rural Challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press Publishing House, Cluj Napoca, 2022, 228 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1467-2;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “The resilience of agricultural cooperatives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence from Romania”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Lorena Florentina Chițea, Anca-Marina Izvoranu, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Cătălin Claudiu Munteanu (coord.), Farm viability and sustainable rural development in the context of the current priorities of the European Union regarding agriculture and the environment, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2022, 550 p., ISBN: 978-973-27-3645-6, pp. 157-178;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu, Lucian Tanasă, Monica Mihaela Tudor, “Opportunities and obstacles in the food value chain in Iași County”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sonia Bulei (coord.), Contemporary Rural Challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, 2022, Cluj University Press Publishing House, Cluj Napoca, 2022, 228 p., ISBN: 978-606-37-1467-2, pp. 118-132, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3488.pdf;
• Sebastian Doboș, “The Contribution of the Native Small-Scale Agricultural Holdings to the Economic Development of the Interwar Kingdom of Romania”, Ecoforum Journal, Volume 11, Issue 1(27), 2022, link: http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/1304;
• Daniela Matei, “Accessibility – vector of propagation of functional and structural dynamics in rural space”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sonia Bulei (coord.), Contemporary Rural Challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, 2022, Cluj University Press, Cluj Napoca, 2022, 228 p., ISBN: 978-606-37-1467-2, pp. 133-144, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3488.pdf;
• Lucian Tanasă, “Agri-food systems and short supply chains in Vaslui County – Models of good practice” in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sonia Bulei (coord.), Contemporary rural challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, 2022, Cluj University Press, Cluj Napoca, 2022, 228 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1467-2, pp. 54-66, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3488.pdf;
• Monica Mihaela Tudor, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Long-term vision for rural Transylvania”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sonia Bulei (coord.), Contemporary rural challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, 2022, Cluj University Press Publishing House, Cluj Napoca, 2022, 228 p., ISBN 978-606-37-1467-2, pp. 111-117, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3488.pdf;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Simona Roxana Ulman, Lucian Tanasă, Cristina Căutișanu, “Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable consumption patterns. Evidence from Iasi County, Romania”, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1050977, WOS:000898364200001, link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1050977/full;
• Lucian Tanasă, Simona Roxana Ulman, Cristina Cautisanu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Daniel Juravle, “Vegetables Consumers’ Profile in the Context of Digitalization: Evidence from Romania”, Amfiteatru Economic, vol. 24, no. 59, pp. 128-142, 2022, DOI: 10.24818/EA/2022/59/128, WOS:000746992700009, link: https://amfiteatrueconomic.ro/ArticolEN.aspx?CodArticol=3068.
• Simona-Roxana Ulman, Costică Mihai, Cristina Căutișanu, Ioan-Sebastian Brumă, Oana Coca, Gavril Ștefan, „Environmental Wellbeing in the Context of Sustainable Development: Evidence from Post-Communist Economies”, Frontiers in Environmental Science, Sec. Environmental Economics and Management, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1027352, WOS:000877270200001, link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1027352/full;
• Vili Dragomir, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Alina Butu, Lucian Tanasă, Victor Petcu, Daniela Horhocea, “An Overview of Global Maize Market Compared to Romanian Production”, Romanian Agricultural Research, vol. 39, 2022, pp. 535-544, WOS:000797195000039, link: https://www.incda-fundulea.ro/rar/nr39/rar39.51.pdf.
• Cristina Bianca Pocol, Peter Šedík, Alexandra-Ioana Glogovețan, Ioan-Sebastian Brumă, “Traceability Issues of Honey from the Consumers’ Perspective in Romania”, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2021.0145, WOS:000900382000002, link: https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/abs/10.22434/IFAMR2021.0145;
• Simona-Roxana Ulman, Krisztina-Melinda Dobay, “Peculiarities regarding environmental protection in Romania. Regional analysis”, Georeview, 32, 2022, pp.49-64, index: ERIH PLUS, DOAJ, link: http://georeview.ro/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/449/pdf.

2021

• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu (coord.), Contemporary Rural Challenges. Studies in Agro-Economy and Rural Anthropology, Cluj-Napoca University Press, 2021, 250 p., ISBN: 978-606-37-1280-7;
• Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Discursive Framework of Food Security and Its Impact on Urban Consumers’ Cognition and Behavior”, In: Erokhin V., Tianming G., Andrei J.V. (eds.) Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Trade. Springer, Singapore, 2021, pp. 203-227, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3260-0_9;
• Bina Agarwal, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, “Revisiting group farming in a post-socialist economy: The case of Romania”, Journal of Rural Studies, 81, 2021, pp. 148-158, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.10.006, WOS: 000610087800015, link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016720303478;
• Miranda P.M. Meuwissen, Peter H. Feindt, P.H., Alisa Spiegel, Robert Finger, Thomas Slijper, Yann de Mey, Wim Paas, Katrien J.A.M. Termeer, Marijn P. Poortvliet, Mariya Peneva, Julie Urquhart, Mauro Vigani, Jasmine E. Black, Phillipa Nicholas-Davies, Damian Maye, Franziska Appel, Florian Heinrich, Alfons Balmann, Jo Bijtebier, Isabeau Coopmans, Erwin Wauters, Erik Mathijs, Helena Hansson, Carl-Johan Lagerkvist, Jens Rommel, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Francesco Accatino, Christele Pineau, Barbara Soriano, Isabel Bardaji, Simone Severini, Saverio Senni, Cinzia Zinnanti, Camelia Gavrilescu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina-Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă, Dan-Marius Voicilaș, Katarzyna Zawalińska, Piotr Gradziuk, Vitali Krupin, Anna Martikainen, Hugo Herrera, Pytrik Reidsma, “Impact of Covid-19 on farming systems in Europe through the lens of resilience thinking”, Agricultural Systems, 191, 103152, 2021, pp. 1-12, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103152,   WOS: 000659318000005, link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X21001050;

• Cristina Bianca Pocol, Peter Šedík, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Amuza Antonio, Aurica Chirsanova, „Organic beekeeping practices in Romania: status and perspectives towards a sustainable development”, Agriculture, 11(4), 281, 2021, pp. 1-18, WOS: 000642611400001, https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11040281;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Steliana Rodino, Marian Butu, Lucian Tanasă, Sebastian Doboș, Oana Coca, Gavril Ștefan, „The Behavior of Dairy Consumers in Short Food Supply Chains during COVID-19 Pandemic in Suceava Area, Romania”, Sustainability, 13, 3072, 2021, pp. 1-22, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063072, WOS: 000645691000001;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Simona-Roxana Ulman, Cristina Cautisanu, Lucian Tanasă, Gabriel V. Hoha, “Sustainability in the Case of Small Vegetable Farmers: A Matrix Approach”, Sustainability, 13, 10320, 2021, pp. 1-32, WOS:000701559800001, https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810320;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Steliana Rodino, Victor Petcu, Marius Mihai Micu, “An Overview of Organic Sunflower Production in Romania”, Romanian Agricultural Research, 38, 2021, pp. 495-504, WOS: 000681706500050, classification: Q4, impact factor 0.5, https://www.incda-fundulea.ro/rar/nr38/rar38.52.pdf;
• Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Discursive framework of food security and its impact on urban consumers’ cognition and behavior”, in Vasilii Erokhin, Gao Tianming, Jean Vasile Andrei (coord.), Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Trade, Springer, Singapore, 2021, 575 p., ISBN: 978-981-16-3259-4, pp. 203-227;
• Camelia Gavrilescu, Monica-Mihaela Tudor, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina-Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă, “Evaluation of farmers’ risk preference and the main challenges in small mixed farms in the North-Eastern Region of Romania”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Lorena Florentina Chițea, Anca-Maria Izvoranu, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Cătălin Claudiu Munteanu (coord.), Sustainability and resilience of the agricultural sector and rural space in the face of current challenges, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2021, 546 p., ISBN: 978-973-27-3412-4, pp. 532-546;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Social innovation and rural development. Two longitudinal case studies from North-Eastern Romania”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Lorena Florentina Chițea, Anca-Maria Izvoranu, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Cătălin Claudiu Munteanu (coord.), Sustainability and resilience of the agricultural sector and rural space in the face of current challenges, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2021, 546 p., ISBN: 978-973-27-3412-4, pp. 420-439.
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Camelia Apetroaie, “Association and cooperation in agriculture in Romania – a regional analysis”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Lorena Florentina Chițea, Anca-Maria Izvoranu, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Cătălin Claudiu Munteanu (coord.), Sustainability and resilience of the agricultural sector and rural space in the face of current challenges, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2021, 546 p., ISBN: 978-973-27-3412-4, pp. 440-448;
• Monica Mihaela Tudor, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Economic and social trends – opportunities and challenges for the future of rural Transylvania”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu (coord.), Contemporary rural challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2021, 250 p., ISBN: 978-606-37-1280-7, pp. 123-138, link: http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3019.pdf;
• Daniela Matei, “Valorization of the natural heritage of the North-East Development Region of Romania”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu (coord.), Contemporary rural challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2021, 250 p., ISBN: 978-606-37-1280-7, pp. 139-161, link: . http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3019.pdf;
• Lucian Tanasă, “The local agri-food sector and short functional supply chains in Botoșani County”, in Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu (coord.), Contemporary rural challenges. Studies in agro-economics and rural anthropology, Cluj University Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2021, 250 p., ISBN: 978-606-37-1280-7, pp. 183-206, link: . http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3019.pdf;
• Sebastian Doboș, “Effects and Characteristics of the Implementation of the 1921 Agrarian Reform in Iași County – An Econometric Approach”, Ecoforum Journal, Volume 10, Issue 1(24), 2021, link: http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/1185.

2020

• Alina Butu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, Steliana Rodino, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu, Sebastian Doboș, Marian Butu, “The impact of COVID-19 crisis upon the consumer buying behavior of fresh vegetables directly from local producers. case study: The quarantined area of ​​Suceava county, Romania”, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 17, 15, 5485, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155485, WOS: 000567092900001, link: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/15/5485;
• Simona-Roxana Ulman, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Environmental protection in Romania – perceptions versus active participation”, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 19, 2, 2020, pp. 183-194, WOS: 000531733600001, link: http://www.eemj.eu/index.php/EEMJ/article/view/4042;
• Viorel Chiriță, Daniela Matei, “Vulnerability and resilience of the mining communities. The case of Bukovina region, Romania”, Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, 10, 2, 2019, pp. 157-166, DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/JSSP.2019.2.08, link:

http://geografie.ubbcluj.ro/ccau/jssp/arhiva_2_2019/08JSSP022019.pdf;

• Daniela Matei, Viorel Chiriță, “Transforming food supply systems by re-evaluating the product offerings of small farmers”, Proceedings 6-th International Scientific Conference Geobalcanica 2020, 2020, pp. 451-460, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18509/GBP.2020.50, link: http://geobalcanica.org/wp-content/uploads/GBP/2020/GBP.2020.50.pdf;
• Violeta Florian, Marioara Rusu, Elisabeta Roşu, Mihai Chitea, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Cristina Bianca Pocol, “Behavioural factors and ecological farming. Cases studies”, Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 20, 2, 2020, pp. 227-232, WOS: 000545124400029, link: http://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.20_2/volume_20_2_2020.pdf;
• Viorel Chiriță, Daniela Matei, Carmen Bădăluță, “The built space versus to green space in urban zoning challenges. Cross study of the municipalities of Iași and Suceava – Romania”, Acta Geobalcanica, 6, 4, 2020, pp. 44-54, DOI: https://doi.org/10.18509/AGB.2020.20, link: http://www.geobalcanica.org/wp-content/uploads/AGB/2020/AGB-2020-6-20.pdf;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Codrin Dinu-Vasiliu, Lucian Tanasă, Sebastian Doboș, “Social media for the organic food consumer’s behavior and its impact upon the development of digital tools for small farmers in Romania”, Ecoforum, 3, 3, 2020, link: http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/1152;
• Simona-Roxana Ulman, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Potential solutions for rural poverty in Romania through educational and entrepreneurial improvements”, Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, 17, 2020, pp. 320-329, link: h ttp://www.jopafl.com/uploads/issue17/POTENTIAL_SOLUTIONS_FOR_RURAL_POVERTY_IN_ROMANIA_THROUGH_EDUCATIONAL_AND_ENTREPRENEURIAL_IMPROVEMENTS.pdf;
• Monica-Mihaela Tudor, Camelia Gavrilescu, Julie Urquhart, Valentin-Mihai Bohareț, Ioan-Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina-Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă, “Role of learning in building resilience of small-mixed farming system – a Romanian case study”, Agricultural Management/Lucrări Știintifice, 22, 2, 2020, pp. 180-188, link: https://lsma.ro/index.php/lsma/article/view/1845/pdf;
• Camelia Apetroaie, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Role of partnerships in space development rural – 20 years of collaboration between Iași public consultancy and scientific research”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Cornelia Alboiu, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Mirela Rusali, Monica Tudor (coord.), Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Rural Space from the Perspective of the Common Agricultural Policy, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2020, 680 p., ISBN 978-973-27-3263-2, pp. 370-388;
• Lucian Tanasă, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Short supply chain – innovative solution for promoting small local producers. Case study: Suceava county”, in Cecilia Alexandri, Cornelia Alboiu, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Mirela Rusali, Monica Tudor (coord.), Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Rural Space from the Perspective of Common Agricultural Policy, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 2020, 680 p., ISBN 978-973-27-3263-2, pp. 281-298;
• Costică Mihai, Simona-Roxana Ulman, Krisztina-Melinda Dobay, “Specific payments for ecosystem services as part of the water and forest management in Romania”, in Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu, Cristian Încalțărău, Ciprian Alupului, Anatolie Cărbune (coord.), EU and its neighborhood: enhance EU actoriness in the Eastern borderlands, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Publishing House, Iași, 2020, 342 p., ISBN: 978-606-714-619-6, pp. 27-48.

2019

• Alina Butu, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Steliana Rodino, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, Marian Butu, “The Anthropological Analysis of the Key Determinants on the Purchase Decision Taken by the Romanian Consumers Regarding the Ecological Agroalimentary Products”, Sustainability, 2019, 11(18), 4897, https://doi.org/10.3390/su11184897;
• Alina Butu, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Steliana Rodino, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, Marian Butu, “The process of ethnocentralizing the concept of ecological agro-alimentary product for the Romanian urban consumer”, Sustainability, 2019, 11(22), 6226, https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226226, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/22/6226;
• Iulia Anghel, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Reframing Gender Identities and Discourses in Post-communist Romania”, in Cogito, no. 4/2018, vol. X, no. 4/2018, pp. 71-82, link: http://cogito.ucdc.ro/COGITO%20nr.%204%20december%202018%20BTfinal.pdf;
• Viorel Chiriță, Daniela Matei, “Local perception on the development perspectives of Moldovita territorial system”, Ecoforum Journal, vol. 8, issue 1(18), 2019, pp. 1-8, link: http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/895/541;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Simona Roxana Ulman, “Facets of poverty in Romania”, Cogito, vol. XII, no. 3/2019, pp. 37-57, link: http://cogito.ucdc.ro/COGITO%2029%20septembrie%202019.pdf.

2018

• Sebastian Doboș, Rural Economy in Iași County after the 1921 Agrarian Reform. Evolutions, Particularities and Lessons, Editura „Terra Nostra”, Iași, 2018, 244 p., ISBN 978-606-623-105-3;
• Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, „Comparative study regarding the profile of the agricultural holdings without legal entity status in the North-East and South-East Development Regions of Romania”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 1, 2018, pp. 93-113;
• Mihai Talmaciu, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, „The Influence of National Cultural Values ​​on the Association Structures Development”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 15, 2, 2018, pp. 185-198 link: http://www.eadr.ro/RePEc/iag/iag_pdf/AERD1802_185-198.pdf;
• Lucian Tanasă, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sebastian Doboș, “An Assessment of the Development Potential of Short Food Supply Chains in the County of Iasi”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 1, 2018, pp. 125-141 link: http//www.ipe.ro/RePEc/iag/iag_pdf/AERD1801_125-141.pdf.

2017

• Daniela Matei, “The economic and social resilience post-mining activities of the rural communities of Fundu Moldovei, Ostra and Șaru Dornei”, in volume Les Friches minieres: paysage culturel et enjeu de développement rural. Regards croisés entre la Bucovine et la Wallonie, Eds. Chiriță Viorel, Serge Schmitz, Atelier des Presses, Liège, 2017, pp. 109-137;
• Maria Magdalena Lupchian, Daniela Matei, “La perception des communautes concerning les activites miniers et les friches minieres” in vol. Les Friches minieres: paysage culturel et enjeu de développement rural. Regards croisés entre la Bucovine et la Wallonie, Eds. Chiriță Viorel, Serge Schmitz, Atelier des Presses, Liège, 2017, pp. 75-94;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Valentin Mihai Bohatereț, Lucian Tanasă, “Profiles of Rural Households in the North—East Development Region of Romania. Case studies”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – Realities and Perspectives for Romania, 8, 2017, pp. 191-196, https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/85101/1/MPRA_paper_85101.pdf;
• Valentin Mihai Bohatereț, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Opportunities of Cross-Border Cooperation Regarding the Active Interventions Into the Atmosphere”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Year XIV, no. 2/2017, 231-237 https://ideas.repec.org/a/iag/reviea/v14y2017i2p231-237.html;
• Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “The discursive brand analysis of the accommodation units from the tourist basin of Sucevița (Bukovina Region, Romania)”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – Realities and Perspectives for Romania, 8, 2017, 236-243, https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/85168/1/MPRA_paper_85168.pdf;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Simona Roxana Ulman, “Gender Dimension in Marginalized Rural Communities”, International Journal of Communication Research, 7, 3, 2017, pp. 169-176, https://www.ijcr.eu/articole/369_04%20Kristina%20Melinda%20DOBAY.pdf;
• Sebastian Doboș, “Effects and Characteristics of the Implementation of the 1921 Agrarian Reform in Iași County”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – ​​Realities and perspectives for Romania (8th Edition of the International Symposium), Research Institute for Agricultural Economy and Rural Development, 2017, pp. 24-31, https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/85091/;
• Mihai Talmaciu, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Camelia Apetroaie, “A Possible Socio-Economic Approach of the Agricultural Cooperatives From Romania”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 14, 2, 2017, pp. 239-258, https://ideas.repec.org/a/iag/reviea/v14y2017i2p239-258.html.

2016

• Sebastian Doboş, “On the Need for Interdisciplinarity and Historiography in Research on the Rural Space”, Ecoforum, 5, 1(8) 2016, , pp. 259 – 265, http://ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/339/217;
• Lucian Tanasă, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sebastian Doboş, “Merchandizing Agri-Food Products by Means of Short Food Supply Chains in Mureş County”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Year XIII, 1/2016, pp. 35–57, https://ideas.repec.org/a/iag/reviea/v13y2016i1p35-57.html;
• Matei Daniela, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, „Agriculture and alimentation facing consumer’s choice”, International Journal of Communication Research, 2016, Iași, 9-15, http://www.ijcr.eu/articole/297_4%20IJCR%202016%2001%20Daniela%20MATEI.pdf;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Valentin Mihai Bohatereț, “Plausible Evolutions of the Commercial Agricultural Holdings in Romania”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Year XIII, no. 2/2016, pp. 169-183, https://ideas.repec.org/a/iag/reviea/v13y2016i2p169-183.html;
• Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Lucian Tanasă, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Integrated Web Systems as Strategic Solutions for (Successfully) Branding the Rural Boarding Houses”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – realities and perspectives for Romania, 2016, pp. 62 – 69, https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/75599/1/MPRA_paper_75599.pdf#page=74;
• Lucian Tanasă, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sebastian Doboș, “Short Food Supply Chains as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development. Case Study – Târgu-Neamț Touristic Area”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – realities and perspectives for Romania, 2016, pp. 316 – 324, https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/75599/1/MPRA_paper_75599.pdf#page=328
• Simona Roxana Ulman, Krisztina Melinda Dobay “Integrated Communication in the Marketing of Lifelong Learning Programs”, International Journal of Communication Research, 6, 1, 2016, pp. 67-72, https://www.ijcr.eu/index.php?link=articole&anul=2016&nr=1&vol=6#a10;

2015

• Viorel Chiriță, Daniela Matei, Vasile Efros, “Geo – cultural landscape – landmark of sustainable development of the rural area of ​​Bucovina”, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 10, 3, 2015, pp. 255-264, WOS: 000360785200025, http://www.ubm.ro/sites/CJEES/viewIssue.php?issueId=30;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Valentin Mihai Bohatereţ, “The Implications of the Agricultural Holdings With Legal Entity When Using the Agricultural Lands in Romania”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – realities and perspectives for Romania, 2015, pp. 105 – 112, https://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/69335.html;
• Valentin Mihai Bohatereţ, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “The Future of the Romanian Rural Household From the Perspective of Agricultural Censuses”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – ​​realities and perspectives for Romania, 2015, pp. 54 – 60, https://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/69322.html;
• Viorel Chiriță, Maria-Magdalena Lupchian, Daniela Matei, “The Vatra Dornei tourism development through local entrepreneurship”, GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2, 16, 2015, pp. 197-207;
• Lucian Tanasă, Ioan-Sebastian Brumă, Sebastian Doboş, “The Role of Short Food Supply Chains in the Development of Small-Scale Local Producers. Case Study: Harghita County”, Agrarian Economy and Rural Development – ​​Realities and perspectives for Romania, 2015, pp. 286-293, http://www.symposium.iceadr.ro/arhive/arhive-2015/volum-2015;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “Assessing the Current State of Development of Organic Agriculture in the North-East Region of Romania”, Ecoforum, vol IV(2015): Issue Special 1, 2015, pp. 197 – 202, http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/274;
• Lucian Tanasă, “Functional Short Food Supply Chains in the Field of Romanian Rural Tourism. Case Study: Harghita and Neamț Counties”, Ecoforum, Volume IV (2015), Special Issue 1, Suceava, pp. 210 – 217, http://www.ecoforumjournal.ro/index.php/eco/article/view/278;
• Simona Roxana Ulman, Krisztina Melinda Dobay (eds.), Social and Academic Policies for Women, vol. II, Proceedings of the International Conference 10-13 September 2015, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, PECAFROM – Promoting Equal Opportunities in University and Academic Career for Women in Romania Project (SOP HRD/144/6.3/S/127928), Pro Universitaria, Bucharest, 2015, 199 p., ISBN 978-606-26-0469-1.

2014

• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “The Evolution of Organic Agricultural Land Areas in the Emerging Countries of the European Union”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, New Series, Year XI, no. 2/2014, pp. 167-179, http://econpapers.repec.org/article/iagreviea/v_3a11_3ay_3a2014_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a167-179.htm;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Development of Local Communities in the Eastern Rural Peripheral Rural Areas of Botoşani County”, Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, 3/2014, pp. 89-94, WOS:000409783000013, http://geografie.ubbcluj.ro/ccau/jssp/arhiva_si3_2014/12JSSPSI032014.pdf;
• Daniela Matei, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “Spatial Determinations in Rural Functional Typologies Differentiations oftThe Western part of Botoşani County”, Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, 3/2014, pp. 15-20, WOS:000409783000004, http://geografie.ubbcluj.ro/ccau/jssp/arhiva_si3_2014/03JSSPSI032014.pdf;
• Lucian Tanasă, “Benefits of Short Food Supply Chains for the Development of Rural Tourism in Romania as Emergent Country During Crisis”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Year XI, no. 2/2014, http://econpapers.repec.org/article/iagreviea/v_3a11_3ay_3a2014_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a181-193.htm.

2013

• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Economics of organic vegetable production in Moldova. Thematic Research, Terra Nostra Publishing House, Iaşi, 2013, 268 p., ISBN 978-606-623-032-2;
• Valentin Mihai Bohareț, Krisztina Melinda Dobay (coordinators), Society of Agrarian History and Retrology of Romania (SIRAR) – past, present and future, Scientific papers published on the occasion of the 24th National Symposium of Agrarian History and Retrology of Romania, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 2013, 663 p., ISBN 978-606-623-026-1;
• Lucian Tanasă, Current realities and opportunities for the development of rural tourism in Neamț County. Case Studies”, Publishing House “Terra Nostra”, Iași, 2013, 333 pages, ISBN 978-606-623-033-9.

2012

• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Theory and Practice in Rural Development, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 2012, 200 p., ISBN 978-606-623-014-8;
• Daniela Matei, Non-Agricultural Rural Economy. Tradition and perspectives in Moldova, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iasi, 2012, 192 p., ISBN 978-973-1888-72-9;

• Daniela Matei, “Environmental sustainability trends in protected areas through the development of the entrepreneurship in ecotourism”, 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference SGEM 2012, Conference proceedings, 2012, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012, pp. 965-972;
• Daniela Matei, Viorel Chiriță, “The relational articulation between communities and protected areas in the Dornas-Calimani mountain areas (the Eastern Carpathians of Romania)”, 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference SGEM 2012, Conference proceedings, 2012, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012, pp. 1177-1184;
• Daniela Matei, “Reflections on the contemporary dimension of economic development”, International Scientific and Practical Conference “Economic growth in conditions of internationalization”, VIII-th edition, in vol. Economic growth in conditions of globalization, vol. I, Chişinău, 2012, pp. 60-65;
• Lucian Tanasă, “Neamt County Tourist Area Zoning”, Scientific papers. Agronomy Series, vol. 55, Iaşi, 6 p. http://www.revagrois.ro/PDF/2012-1/paper/2012-55(1)-38-en.pdf.

2011

• Krisztina Melinda Dobay (coordinator), Guidelines on the possibility of mitigating economic and social inequalities in rural areas in the North-East Development Region of Romania, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 2011, 220 p., ISBN 978-973-1888-83-5;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Valentin Mihai Bohereț (coordinators), Guidelines on the possibility of mitigating economic and social inequalities in rural areas in the South-East Development Region of Romania, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 2011, 224 p., ISBN 978-973-1888-84-2;
• Ioan Sebastian Brumă, “The Ecological Agriculture Around the World and in Romania”, Scientific Papers USAMV Iași. Agronomy Series, 54, 100 – 103, http://www.revagrois.ro/PDF/2011s/paper/pagini_54s_100-103_Bruma.pdf;
• Daniela Matei, Viorel Chiriţă, “The ecotourism – element of the sustainable development of the local rural communities from Bucovina (Romania)”, 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference SGEM 2011, Conference proceedings, 2011, DOI: 5593/sgem2011, pp.1183-1190, http://www.citeulike.org/group/18367/article/13486084;
• Krisztina Melinda Dobay, “The Role of Knowledge-Based Networks in the Sustainable Development of the Rural Space”, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 8, 2, pp. 213-220, https://ideas.repec.org/a/iag/reviea/v8y2011i2p213-220.html;
• Daniela Matei, “Actual environmental features generated by the tourism in the rural space in Bucovina – Romania”, 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference SGEM 2011, Conference proceedings, 2011, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2011, pp.951 – 956, http://www.citeulike.org/group/18367/article/13486055;

1990-2010

• Dobay, K. M., Brumă, I.S., Tanasă, L., Apetroaie, C. (2010), “Increasing community social capital in north-eastern rural Romania”, Rural Areas and Development. Linking competitiveness with equity and sustainability: new ideas for the socio-economic development of rural areas, vol. 7, Ed. Andrew Fieldsend, Warsaw, 2010, pp. 37-49, http://erdn.eu/rural/volume-7-2010/;
• Matei, D., (2010), “Consequences of the migratory phenomenon in the Romanian rural space”, in Human development: achievements, trends, perspectives, Publishing House of the Agrarian University, Chisinau, 173-178;
• Gavril, Ș., Bodescu, D., Bohareț, V.M., Măgdici, M., Cucu,C. (2010), Technical and economic guide to good practices in agriculture, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 150 p.;
• Bohatereț, V.M., Tanasă, L. (2009), Possibilities for developing the labor market in Romania through European funds, in the volume “Modalities for integrating the study process, scientific research and practice in educating competent and performing entrepreneurs”, Moldova State University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, 28 p.
• Dobay, K. M., (2009), “New Challenges for Rural Development in Vaslui Coutny (North-Eastern Romania)”, Rural Areas and Development. Multifunctional Territories: Importance of Rural Areas beyond Food Production, vol. 6, eds.: Julia Neuwirth, Klaus Wagner, Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics (AWI) Austria, European Rural Development Network, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Warsaw, Poland, pp. 259-273, ISBN 978-83-7658-096-8 and ISBN 3-901338-29-2, link: http://erdn.eu/rural/volume-6-2009/;
• Iacovlev, V., Bohatereţ, V.M., Roşca, I. (2009), Renta naturală. The Foundation of Sustainable Development, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iași, 254 p.;
• Munteanu, N., Stoleru, V., Stoian, L., Bohatereţ, V.M., Fălticeanu, M. (2008), Guide to Good Practices. Conversion Models for Organic Vegetable Production, Ion Ionescu de la Brad Publishing House, Iași, 136 p.;
• Bohatereţ, V.M. (coord.), Dobay K.M., Matei D, Brumă I.S., Tanasă L, Gogu D. (2007), Possibility of development of Romania through funds and programs from the European Union (2007 – 2013), „Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 498 p.;
• Dobay, K. M., (2007), „Rural Development Networks in the North-Eastern Region of Romania”, Rural areas and development. Values ​​and challenges in designing the European rural structures – research network experience, eds.: Voicilaș Marius, Tudor Monica, European Rural Development Network, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Warsaw, Poland, vol. 5, IEA (INCE) 2007, pp. 41-52, ISBN 978-83-60789-37-9, link: http://erdn.eu/rural/volume-5-2007/;
• Ivanof, P. (2007), Efficientity of fish farms, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 270 p.;
• Dobay, K. M. (2005), Managementul ecofarmmelor și marketingul produktuol ecologice, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 177 p.;
• Ivanof, P. (2005), Current coordinates in fishing and fish farming, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 174 p.;
• Matei, D. (2005), Rural tourism. Theory and reality, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 240 p.;
• Bohatereț, V.M. (2004), Consolidation of land ownership. Foundation of authentic democracy, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 306 p.;
• Brumă, I.S. (2004), Ecological technologies for plant production and animal husbandry, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 186 p.;
• Dobay, K. M., Lina, D. M. (2004), Model for developing and implementing the local economic development strategy of peri-urban communes (in the metropolitan area), “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 151 p.;
• Patriche, C.V. (2003), Biophysical and technical evaluation of agricultural lands, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 242 p.;
• Bohatereț, V.M., Dobay, K. M. (2001), Marketing associations in agriculture. Introductory concepts for agricultural consultants, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 185 p.;
• Mandache, R., Dobay, K. M., Dumitru, G. (2000), Economic and financial diagnostics in agri-food enterprises, Leda & Muntenia Publishing House, Constanţa, 232 p.;
• Amariței, Ș. (1999), Economics of environmental protection in agriculture, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 175 p.;
• Bohatereț, V.M. (1999), Land rent. Technical and Economical Foundations, “Terra Nostra” Publishing House, Iaşi, 497 p.;
• Bănățeanu, G. (1998), The Modern Accounting System, Sedcom Libris Publishing House, Iaşi, 277 p.;
• Dobay, K. M., Bohareț V.M. (1995), “The Current Situation of the Re-establishment of Agri-Food Commodity Exchanges in Romania”, Agronomic Research in Moldova, vol. 1-2 (103), Iaşi, 249-254;
• Dobay, K. M. (1994), “The Agricultural Cooperation in Romania”, Scientific Papers, vol. 37, Agronomy Series, pp. 424-426.

Regular Activities

The members of the team organize annual scientific sessions and symposia within the framework of the Iași Academic Days. Among the most recent scientific events we mention:

• The “Agro-Economy and Rural Anthropology” symposium, organized since 2020, supports the research and intervention community in rural socio-economy, providing an opportunity for the exchange of experience between the main actors contributing to the development of rural space in the current context. Bringing together researchers, representatives of economic units, governance and public administration, non-governmental organizations, farmers, processors, etc., the symposium contributes to the rural development process by putting into debate topics regarding: agronomy, ecology, distribution chains, agritourism, consumer behavior, rural sociology, ethnology and ethnography, physical or linguistic anthropology, archaeology, visual anthropology, rural anthrozoology and everything related to rural life, in its contemporary aspects.
• The national scientific session “Vectors of rural development in the North-Eastern Region of Romania”, with the first edition organized in 2021, approaches the regional rural space from the point of view of current economic and social factors, which orient rural areas towards a development based on multifunctionality. Whether we consider natural, human or financial capital, the particularities offered by local entrepreneurship, the workforce or the accessibility of rural populations to services, communities manage these factors differently, with a determining role in rural dynamics. The scientific event focuses on the driving forces of current development, starting from the premise that rural areas are no longer characterized only by the agricultural economy, but host multiple complementary activities.

Projects with Extrabudgetary Funding

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS (Selection)

• (2020-2024) “Co-creating resilient and sustainable food systems towards FOOD2030 – CITIES2030”, H2020, project ID: 101000640, coordinator Nicola Camatti, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, Sebastian Doboș.
• (2017-2021) “Towards Sustainable and Resilient EU Farming systems – SURE-Farm“, H2020, Grant Agreement No 727520, coordinator Dr. Miranda Meuwissen, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, project members: Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă
• (2016-2017) „Dynamique des paysages culturels situé dans les sites aux friches minières dans la élaboration des stratégies rurales – DIPACULT”, Agence Universitaires de la Francophonie, coordinator Prof. Viorel Chiriță, „Ștefan cel Mare” University, Suceava, project member: Daniela Matei
• (2016) „Group Farming in Romania: A Revisit”, coordinator Prof. Bina Agarwal, Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, project member: Krisztina Melinda Dobay
• (2003-2004) „Institutional Complexity after Land Reform”, DFID, coordinator Dr. Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, project members: Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Petru Ivanof

NATIONAL PROJECTS (Selection)

1. “Rediscovering the Contemporary Rural Man. Fundamental Categories for Rethinking Romanian Rural Consciousness – RORUR”, GAR-UM-2019 (implementation period: 2019-2021; project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă)
2. “Promoting Equal Opportunities in University and Academic Careers for Women in Romania – PECAFROM”, POSDRU/144/6.3/S/127928 (implementation period: 2014-2015; project director: Krisztina Melinda Dobay; project member: Daniela Matei)
3. “Economic and Social Models of alleviation of inequalities in rural areas in a regional profile – MESAIR”, Program IV – Partnerships in priority areas (implementation period: 2008-2011; scientific manager/project director for the partner: Krisztina Melinda Dobay; project members: Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Sebastian Doboș, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă)
4. “Functional model for estimating the size of the real workforce available in rural areas – DALFI”, PN2 Capacities (implementation period: 2008-2010; scientific manager/project director for the partner: Valentin Mihai Bohereț; project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă)
5. “Development and implementation of viable beekeeping models in the European economic context”, CEEX-PN2 (implementation period: 2007-2010; responsible scientific/project director for partner: Valentin Mihai Boheret; project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă)
6. “Feasibility Study for the MOLDOVA Zonal Coordination Center and Command Point of the Moldova 1 Hailfall Combating Unit Iaşi”, MADR (implementation period: 2008-2009; project director: Valentin Mihai Boheret; project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă)
7. “Promoting regional convergence, modernizing scientific potential in the field of rural development” – CEEX, Module III (implementation period: 2006-2008; scientific/project director for partner: Krisztina Melinda Dobay; project members: Valentin Mihai Boheret, Ioan Sebastian Brumă)
8. “Prospective evaluation of the development economic and social development of the rural area in Vaslui County”, MADR (implementation period: 2006-2008; project director: Valentin Mihai Bohereț; project scientific manager: Krisztina Melinda Dobay; project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Petru Ivanof, Daniela Matei, Lucian Tanasă)
9. “Evaluation of the current status and development potential of organic vegetable production in the north-east of Romania”, CEEX   P-CD (implementation period: 2006-2008; project director: Valentin Mihai Bohereț; project members: Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Daniela Matei)

Participations in the development of extensive studies with significant impact on the local, regional, national economy (selection)

2020

• Cecilia Alexandri (coord.), Iuliana Ionel, Camelia Gavrilescu, Cornelia Alboiu, Mariana Grodea, Mihaela Kruzslicika, Marioara Rusu, Violeta Florian, Elisabeta Roșu, Elena Sima, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă, Lorena Chițea, Mihai Chițea, Monica Mihaela Tudor, Corina Dinculescu, Lucian Luca, Daniela Giurca, The agricultural sector and rural environment in the COVID-19 crisis: the challenge of food security, Romanian Academy, Institute of Agrarian Economics, Bucharest, 2020, 48 p., link: https://acad.ro/SARS-CoV-2/doc/d17-Sectorul_agricol_mediul_rural.pdf

 2016

• Romania’s Development Strategy for the Next 20 Years, Vol II, Coordinator Acad. Ionel-Valentin Vlad, 477 p., Project 5. Food Security and Safety, coordinator Acad. Cristian Hera, Romanian Academy, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, ISBN 978-973-27-2615-0 (contributions: Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Ioan Sebastian Brumă), link: http://www.acad.ro/bdar/strategiaAR/doc12/StrategiaII.pdf

2008

• 84 Studies on the prospective evaluation of economic and social development, horizon 2015 in the communes and towns with villages belonging to Vaslui County, beneficiaries: Vaslui Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vaslui County Council, authors: Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Petru Ivanof, Daniela Matei, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tanasă

2002

• Local Agenda 21 – The local sustainable development plan of of Iaşi Municipality, document produced within the framework of the UNDP project, coordinated by the National Center for Sustainable Development, Iaşi Municipality City Hall (contributions: Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Krisztina Melinda Dobay – members of Working Group no. 1 – Economic), link: https://cndd.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AgLoc21_Iasi_rom.pdf

1997

• Economic and social development of the communes of Iaşi County – Horizon 2000–2004, 85 studies, financed by the Iaşi County Council, authors: Valentin Mihai Bohereț, Ștefan Amariței, Krisztina Melinda Dobay, Cristian Romeo Hotea, Gheorghe Ionesei, Petru Ivanof