Local gastronomical points: Elements of the National Strategy for the development of Romanian ecotourism

The National Strategy for the development of ecotourism 2023-2027 has as its objective the development of the offer of ecotourism products made by local communities within ecotourism destinations/with ecotourism potential, supporting, among other things, the development of local gastronomic points (PGL) that can be found within the premises of family holdings in the environment rural, animal and agricultural farms, stables, fishing shelters, beehives, wineries, trout farms, hunting funds, where one or more activities related to primary production are carried out. According to Law no. 412/2023 for the establishment and operation of local gastronomic points, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will propose measures to grant support in order to establish or support the activity of local gastronomic points, within the limits of the budget provisions. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the distribution of local gastronomic points by counties and development regions, in order to identify areas with potential for development in this regard. The analysis is based on the data available in the databases of the Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorates in each county of Romania from 2023-2024.