Organic Fruit Production in Europe

Summary

PART I: SHORT HISTORY OF ORGANIC FARMING
The organic fruit production in Europe is not only a matter of statistics, regulations and tables but also has a meaningful historical background. So as an introduction, we can take a brief excursion back to the roots and the evolution of organic farming. (The following text is closely—but not entirely—based on an overview article of Gunter Vogt, 2000a). Organic farming’s origins in the first decades of the 20th century need to be understood in the context of five main aspects: