Could Lavender Farming Go from a Niche Crop to a Suitable Solution for Romanian Small Farms?

Lavender crops have had an impressive continuous development in recent years, being currently a suitable alternative to other traditional because they can yield high profit per hectare. This be especially useful Romania, with its prevalence of subsistence and semi-subsistence farms. study aims analyse the issue small emergent lavender farms context current Romanian agricultural background, including framework mechanisms for implementing Common Agricultural Policy at national level. The research uses qualitative survey method provide broad, synthetic, analytical insights into farms/businesses considering perspective following two target groups: farm owners civil servants expertise. main results show that both sample groups agree successful satisfactory solutions. Increasing participation information training sessions may improve farmers’ access financing mechanisms, but farmers expertise identify series problems, mainly regarding absence dedicated market lavender-based products lack labour force, essential maintaining farming–processing–commercialising chain. authors also conclude more flexible future harmonisation between Romania’s realities, Policy, National Rural Development Programme would farming’s social economic impact. Follow-up envisage in-depth analyses this emerging sector facing obvious competition, which could benefit from good practice exchanges region.