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Increasingly, the future of food security has been becoming the global concern in the light of progressing climate change, scarcity of land, water, and other agricultural resources, population growth, increasing vulnerability of markets and trade, and poverty problem in many areas, especially in rural areas. In this context, the authors address food consumption and the ways of ensuring the food needs of the population in Romania, one of the largest agricultural producers among EU countries. The study shows that in 2000–2019, the share of food expenditure in total consumer expenditure decreased by 19.4% down to 31.2% amid the overall increase in various forms of income in Romania. However, Romania lags behind the EU average of 16%. This fact hides vulnerabilities in food security for disadvantaged groups of the population, especially low-income people, in the case of large households or certain ethnic groups (Romani/gypsy, in particular). In Romania, the coverage rate of food consumption from domestic production is achieved in a narrow group of staples, such as cereals, sheep and goat meat, and cabbage. The bulk of food supply depends on imports. Based on the analysis of food consumption parameters in 2000–2019, the 2020–2040 trend is built. It is estimated that Romania will continue experiencing a substantial deficit in food trade in the year to come. The equilibrium threshold of 100% can be reached by 2025–2026, while by 2040, exports will exceed imports by 23.2%.

The aim of the article is to design the macroeconomic evolution of Romania's agriculture through three indicators, considered by the authors the most important in rendering the level of sectoral development, namely: Output of the Agricultural Industry, Intermediate Consumption, and Gross Value Added. The selected indicators largely reflect the level and trends of efficiency of economic activity in agriculture. The study is based on the historical evolution, over the last 20 years, of the three indicators, respectively an estimated presentation of their evolution over the next 20 years. The analysis was performed at the level of three countries (Romania, France and Germany), respectively at the level of the average in the European Union. A main purpose of the research is to analyze the extent to which Romania can approach the agricultural performance of these countries by 2040. The working method is based on the exploitation of historical data, followed by the anticipation of their progress based on power regression functions. Key findings highlight that in view of macroeconomic indicators considered, maintaining the same historical rate of development for all countries, Romania cannot reach the average level of the EU or other countries with which we compare itself (France or Germany) until 2040. A hypotheses based on an annual increases of 3.5% for Romania, would allow the recovery of gaps, taking into account the new prospective of the evolution of production and future reform measures in agriculture under the umbrella of the Common Agricultural Policy. The authors' contribution to the realization of the theme is important in order to outline Romania's rural strategy at the horizon of 2040 and the possibilities of counteracting the differences of convergence between it and the countries studied.

Study during college is different from high school and differ for students from day one in from distance learning. What teachers expect from students is to learn more on their own, and themes/activities/projects are usually much larger. Much of the learning process is related to the use of computers and e-learning platforms. As discussed, it is important to know the skills in IT&C, in the area where potential future students will be selected. The present paper is presenting some statistics relating to knowledge in the field of information technology and communication from year 2009 to 2011. The data presented are the result of processing more than 100 surveys annually, from the west side of Romania. Questionnaires have tried to include a higher sphere on IT & C knowledge of the persons interviewed, from what is known as a simple user of usual programs, passing over aspects regarding minimum hardware knowledge and ending with the e-commerce. The study revealed a basic knowledge that allow writing, technical, calculations, surf the Internet and transmitting/receiving e-mails. In other areas (accounting, databases, CAD etc.), only those who work day by day in that domain, have knowledge about this software. The situation is the same at hardware chapter, where the vast majority of persons interviewed are not interested in this type of knowledge, even though in most cases would save time and money.