The share of organic farming in the EU continues to grow

December 19, 2017 at 8:18 PM , Balkan Commodities Ltd.
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Organic production areas have increased by 2 million hectares over 5 years

 

In 2016 organic farming areas in the European Community reached 12 million hectares, or 6.7% of all agricultural land in the community, according to the European Statistics Agency Eurostat. In just 5 years organic areas have grown by 2 million hectares. The number of organic farmers in the EC is increasing with a total of 295 600 people at the end of 2016. The largest producers of organic products in the EC are Spain, Italy, France and Germany.

However, the process of returning to environmentally friendly farming in the community is uneven. The highes

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