bio situation
Organic farming in the world
Organic Farming in Europe
According to FiBL , since the beginning of the 1990s, organic farming has rapidly developed in almost all European countries. Per 31.12.2003 more than 5.6 million hectares were managed organically by around 143,000 farms in the 25 countries of the European Union (EU). This constituted 3.4% of the agricultural area in the EU. The increase compared to the previous year is mainly due to the accession of the new member states. In the "old" EU (15) there was a slight growth in land, but a decrease in the number of farms, due to a drop in the number of farms in Italy.
The difference between individual countries regarding the importance of organic farming is substantial. The country with the highest number of farms and the greatest number of hectares is Italy. One fifth of the EU's organic land and almost a quarter of its organic farms are located here.
Spain represents about 13 % of EU’s organic land and about 12 % of EU’s organic farms.
France represents about 10 % of EU’s organic land and about 8 % of EU’s organic farms.
