4297: The World of Organic Agriculture 2005 - Statistics and Emerging Trends
Willer, Helga and Yussefi, Minou, Eds. (2005) The World of Organic Agriculture 2005 - Statistics and Emerging Trends . International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), DE-Bonn.
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Summary
According to the study, currently more than 26 million hectares of farmland are under organic management worldwide. This is more than two million hectares more than in the previous year.
In terms of organic land, Australia leads pack with 11.3 million hectares, followed by Argentina (2.8 million hectares) and Italy with more than one million hectares. Regarding the share of organic farmland in comparison with the total agricultural area, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavian countries lead the way. In Switzerland for example more ten percent of the agricultural land is managed organically.
In 2003, the market value of organic products worldwide reached 25 billion US$, the largest share of organic products being marketed in Europe and North America. For the upcoming years.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Statistik, Biolandbau weltweit, global organic farming statistics |
| Subject Areas: | "Organics" in general > Country reports |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL > Socio-Economics Germany > Foundation Ecology & Agriculture (SÖL) International Organizations > IFOAM - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements Switzerland > FiBL > Communication |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 4297 |
| Contact: | Willer, Dr. Helga |
| Deposited On: | 21 February 2005 |
| EPrint Type: | Book |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | The full version of the book may be downloaded via the IFOAM Homepage (www.ifoam.org) and the FiBL Shop (shop.fibl.org); order number 1365 |
| Related Links: | http://www.soel.de/oekolandbau/weltweit_grafiken.html, http://www.soel.de, http://www.ifoam.org, http://www.fibl.org |
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