Facts and figures on organic agriculture in the European Union
Author: DG Agriculture and Rural Development
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European Commission |
Publication date |
15 October 2013 |
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Publication synopsis The organic sector in the EU has been rapidly developing during the past years. According to Eurostat data, the EU-27 had in 2011 a total area of 9.6 million hectares cultivated as organic, up from 5.7 million in 2002. During the last decade, organic area in
the EU improved by about 500 000 hectares per year. This is a big increase, but the whole organic area represents only 5.4% of total utilised agricultural area in Europe. The organic area is cultivated by more than 186 000 farms across Europe.
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