THE EVOLUTION OF MEAT PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE OPTIONAL QUALITY MENTION “MOUNTAIN PRODUCT” IN THE MOUNTAIN AREA OF ROMANIA, DURING THE PERIOD 2017-2021

Maria Ciocan-Alupii, V. Maciuc, Mariana Nistor-Anton

Abstract
   The paper aimed to present the situation of meat products that benefited from the optional quality mention "mountain product" in the mountain area of Romania, during the period 2017-2020. This paper is based on statistical data provided by the National Agency of Mountain Area, data from the National Register of Mountain Products. These were processed within the National Agency of Mountain Area in the following indicators: number of counties with mountain area, number of Administrative-Territorial Units in the mountain area, total area of the mountain area (Km2), area of pastures and hayfields in the mountain area (ha), number of meat products that benefited from the optional quality mention “mountain product”. Compared to 2017, meat products that benefited from the optional quality mention “mountain product” in 2019, registered numerical increases, which leads to a better capitalization of meat and meat products obtained from animals, a diversification of meat processing activities in the mountain area and, implicitly, to the possibilities of developing farms in the mountain area.