The conference on the “Development of local communities” took place between 9^th and 10^th of May 2024 in Cluj, Romania. The purpose of this conference was to highlight the importance of acknowledging at a higher level the current state of the agriculture in Romanian village and countryside pointing out that many primary agro-food products do not find their place in what is meant by the marketing area or the production area. With this approach in mind, BIORO highlighted the opportunities presented by the AgriDataValue project and the significant improvements it can bring to Romanian agriculture.