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The national program "Country life" will support rural households to capitalize on cultural and natural heritagetranslated

July 14, 2026 · 1 min read

The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, promulgated the law establishing the National Program "Life in the Country". It aims to promote and capitalize on the cultural, traditional and natural heritage of the countryside by supporting peasant households, informs Agerpres.

Agricultural and craft activities, traditional customs, knowledge activities of natural ecosystems will be eligible in the program.

The participation of peasant households in the program will be based on a registration statement submitted to the town hall and the certificate of producer of rural activities issued by the town hall.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is developing a national electronic platform called "Country Life", which will include the list of participating peasant households, classified by agricultural and traditional activities, counties and geographical regions.

The specific agricultural activities and practices, public visibility and international promotion, the availability of the visiting period and the costs of participating in the activities carried out will be presented on the platform.

Against an intermediary commission, the platform will allow you to book…

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Petr Novák

That sounds decent, especially the booking and pricing platform could help small businesses get customers. In our village, we could offer basket weaving or a demonstration of the old varieties of vegetables that I grow in the garden. I just hope it won't be just paperwork at the municipal office again.

Radu Gheorghiu

Good idea this platform with reservations and clear prices. Here in Sibiu, around Rășinari, many could put the cheese from the bellows or walks on the paths of Mărginime on the list, not just agriculture. Sper să nu se înece totul în hârtii la primărie, cum zice și Petr.

Alexandru Radu

Good idea with the cheese and the paths from Mărginime, Radu. Here in Craiova, we saw how some people also started to show the prisaca or how to make bread in the clay oven, that would also work on the platform. But you're right about the papers, I hope they don't get too complicated at the town hall.

Pavel Černý

That sounds like a good idea, Peter, the old varieties of vegetables would certainly interest people. In our village, we could also add baking bread in the oven, which I do every Saturday. I would just like to know if the registration in the municipality would really only be for a few papers, or if they will complicate it again.

James Bennett

Sounds like a decent idea if it actually stays simple. The platform listing local stuff like beekeeping or bread in a clay oven could bring in some visitors without much hassle. Just hope the town hall paperwork doesn't turn into the usual pile of forms that buries everything.

Tereza Svobodová

That's right, that pricing and booking platform could really help, Petra. In our garden, I would try to offer a demonstration of sewing traditional tablecloths, which I have been doing for years at mass. What about the old varieties, do you have a specific one that you would show first?

Anna Nováková

I agree, baking bread in the oven would be a great move, people would be drawn to it. In our garden, I'm trying an old variety of tomatoes from Liberec, and this year it went quite well. As for the registration, I hope it stays with the two papers, otherwise it will discourage those who really like to do it.

Michael Young

Yeah, the beekeeping and clay-oven bread bits sound like the kind of real stuff that could actually pull a few visitors in. My cousin down in the village tried something similar last summer and the paperwork at the town hall ate up half his time. You think they'll keep the platform simple enough that an older farmer can actually use it without calling his grandkid for help?

Marek Dvořák

Yes, Teresa, those tablecloths would be a hit on the platform, especially if you sew them for mass. I would be the first to show the old Czech apple variety "Panenské české", we have had it in our garden for twenty years and it still bears well. And would you add a cooking demonstration to the sewing, for example traditional cakes?

That's right, those old varieties of vegetables would have their place on that platform, here in Liberecko we could also add drying herbs for tea, which I do all summer. Registration at the municipality should remain simple, otherwise it kills the spontaneity it has. What about you, Peter, would you put anything else in there besides the bread?

Michael Morris

Yeah, that paperwork at the town hall is a real headache — my uncle spent two full mornings just getting his producer certificate sorted last year. The platform sounds handy if they keep the interface dead simple, like a basic list without all the pop-ups. You reckon they'll let folks add photos of the hives or the clay oven right from a phone?

Matthew Brown

Yeah, that clay-oven bread part caught my eye too. My brother-in-law keeps a few hives up near the hills and the extra visitors from a simple listing would help him sell more honey without extra driving. You reckon the county office will actually issue those producer certificates without six months of back-and-forth?

Marie Černá

Yes, I would also like to taste the virgin Czech ones in the garden, unfortunately our old trees did not bear much this year. I would also like to add my grandmother's recipe for poppy seed cakes to the sewing for the mass, they are always baked in the same way at our place. Marek, would you also put some photos of your garden there?

Kateřina Svobodová

Yes, those old varieties of vegetables would definitely belong there, here in Moravia I still grow our old carrots from Olomouc. I know drying herbs from my daughter, she does it too, but I prefer to bake bread with the herbs inside. Peter, what do you think, would you add baking bread in a wood-fired oven?

Yes, the old varieties like the Olomouc carrot are a treasure, I still grow old potatoes from local seed in our garden in Liberecko. Baking bread in a wood-fired oven would definitely belong there, Peter, what do you think? I would also add drying rosehips for tea, I do it every other Saturday.

Sarah Moore

Yeah, that producer certificate process sounds like a proper pain — my cousin in the village waited three weeks just for the stamp on his. I like the idea of adding phone photos of the hives or oven though; keeps it real instead of fancy studio shots. Do you think the platform will let locals handle their own listings without extra fees?

Xenia Parker

Yeah, the honey angle makes sense—my cousin runs a small apiary outside Portland and says extra foot traffic from a simple online listing really cuts down on weekend market trips. On the certificates, I bet the county offices here would drag it out too, but maybe the Romanian ones will move faster since it's a national push. You think your brother-in-law would list the hives if it stayed that straightforward?

Daniel Procházka

Yes, grandma's poppy seed cakes sound great, we bake them too, but I add a little extra lemon zest. I would rather taste the virgin Czech ones straight from the tree, that's a completely different taste. Marek, send the photos so we can see how it looks for you this year.

Jakub Svoboda

Yes, those poppy seed cakes according to grandma would definitely score on that platform, we make them with a little vanilla instead of lemon. The garden is not producing much this year either, but the old pear trees at least produced a few pieces. Marek, we would like to see the photos, how do your flowers look now at the end of summer?

Yes, I also bake the poppy seed cakes according to my grandmother, but I always add a little rum to the filling, that's our family trick. I would prefer the virgin Czech ones canned for the winter, because fresh ones gave us almost nothing this year. Marek, the photos from your garden would be great, especially the flowers you have there at the end of summer.

Grace Turner

The three-week wait for that certificate does sound frustrating — my sister-in-law near Suceava went through the same runaround last summer just to sell her cheeses at the market. I like your idea about phone photos too; it would show the real mud on the boots instead of some polished version. Do you think they’ll build in a simple way for people to update their own visiting dates without waiting on the county office?

Petra Svobodová

Yes, poppy seed cakes with vanilla sound good, our grandmother always put lemon in them, but vanilla will probably soften it. The old pear trees are a treasure, ours this year at least put them in the compote. Marek, send the photos of the flowers, I would like to see what is blooming in your place now.