title: European organic farming policies:   an overview  
creator: Stolze, Matthias
creator: Lampkin, Nic
subject:  Policy environments and social economy
description: Organic farming has expanded rapidly in Europe since the 1980s. A key factor is the widespread use of policy support in recognition of environmental and other benefits. Agri-environmental payments are the main form of support. In 2003, almost 54% of the certified organic land area in the EU27 & CH was supported at a cost of €635 million. The increase in supply thus stimulated led to a broader mix of meas-ures, including research, training, advice, consumer promotion and market development. Many states have adopted an integrated action plan approach to optimise the policy mix.
date: 2006
type: Conference paper, poster, etc. 
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: rtf
identifier: http://orgprints.org/6337/1/JOC_2006_Stolze_Lampkin_final.doc
identifier: Stolze, Matthias and Lampkin, Nic (2006) European organic farming policies: an overview. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
relation: http://orgprints.org/6337/