The history and dynamics of rice in Romania

Abstract

Rice became an important ingredient in the Romanian cuisine under Greek and Turkish influences during the last centuries of the Ottoman Empire presence in the Balkans. Recently, after 1989, rice cultivation and production collapsed, due to several economic factors and inappropriate policies. In this context, the present paper examines the evolutions of rice production, exports and imports in the last 60 years, the current situation, as well as the perspectives for its evolution.