Abstract:

The Romanian rural space faces many difficulties, which are the causes for the disparities between different regions of Romania. For reducing these disparities, one of the solutions is developing and implementing of local development strategies, having as a starting point, on one side, the identified needs at the local level and on the other side the existing potential, customs, culture and local traditions.

Involving the local community, establishing links between citizens, activities and territories, set up in the form of “local action groups“ will contribute to the rural space development, this evolving for the benefit of their own territories. The construction of such a local partnership may involve three major categories of members, public and / or private, who can organize and manage collectively the public funds: local authorities, economic agents and the community members.

In this way the rural areas development is established and coordinated by the local partnership which represents the decision factor and will also have the evolution responsibility in time.

The present work aims to highlight the importance of collaboration between people, the entrepreneurial initiatives support, implementation of integrated action and networks creation for the local products capitalization: food, environment or tourism, having one single goal: the common good of community and at the same time the rural economy diversification and development..