Financing Romanian Agricultural Cooperatives’ Investments for the 2023–2027 Horizon

Agriculture represents an important sector of the Romanian economy, with certain vulnerabilities under current geo-political context and pedoclimatic changes a direct impact upon food security at national European levels. This paper analyzes possibilities for revitalizing agricultural sector, which was affected by excessive inflation (especially via price increases fertilizers fuels) drought, both generating significant cereal production losses. The research highlights main investment options managers 219 cooperative companies, including available financing alternatives. In our view, investments realized within companies support creation increase in value added reduce specific risks, consolidating role status producers chain. evaluates typologies establishes model assessing these correlating information obtained from questionnaire distributed. methods include analyzing reference literature, building database, collecting processing questionnaires’ observations, transforming qualitative data into quantitative ones modeling them econometric instruments. results using reveal directions to be integrating chains through economic association forms, constructing modernizing warehouses, primary products obtaining higher value-added products, identifying various distribution channels, making most all resources focusing on digitalization, efficiency, circular economy short supply chains. study is interest investors Romania Europe view securing sustainable development, enhancing chain increasing efficiency activity, security.