CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THE WINE SECTOR AND RECREATIONAL TOURISM IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
IRINA RABOȘAPCA1 , ANDRAS-ISTVAN BARTA1 , EDUARD SCHUSTER1 , ȘTEFAN BILAȘCO2 , TANIA MIHĂIESCU3 , CAMELIA MARIA ȘTEFĂNUȚ4
1 Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, Bistrița Extension, 3-5 A. Mureșanu str., Bistrița, Romania, e-mails: irina.rabosapca@ubbcluj.ro, andras.barta@ubbcluj.ro, eduard.schuster@ubbcluj.ro
2 Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, 5-7 Clinicilor str., Cluj-Napoca, Romania, e-mail: stefan.bilasco@ubbcluj.ro
3 The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Agriculture, 3-5 Mănăștur Str., Cluj-Napoca, Romania, e-mail: tania.mihaiescu@usamvcluj.ro
4 The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Agricultural and Industrial Engineering, 3-5 Mănăștur Str., Cluj-Napoca, Romania, e-mail: camelia-maria.balan@student.usamvcluj.ro
ABSTRACT. – Convergence Between the Wine Sector and Recreational Tourism in Support of Sustainable Local Development in the Republic of Moldova. The morphological, climatic, and sociological conditions characteristics of the Republic of Moldova are favourable to the development of viticulture as a key component of the national economy. In the current context, the economic importance of viticulture can be enhanced through agritourism, rural tourism, gastronomic tourism, and leisure tourism. This new dimension of viticulture has the potential to contribute to the sustainable development of human communities by enabling the multifunctional use of local resources. One possible pathway to achieving this goal is the promotion of nature-friendly activities (such as ecotourism and farm-to-fork initiatives), in line with the principles of the circular economy.
Keywords: favourability, viticulture, economy, ecotourism, resources, sustainable development.