Organic Share Of Total Farmland And Of Total Retail Sales As Indicators To Measure Progress Towards Sdgs 2 And 12

Summary

Globally, organic farming continues to grow and has reached wide acceptance amongst farmers, consumers, market actors, and policymakers. According to the latest available data (per 31.12.2017), almost 70 million hectares are under organic agricultural management, and this constitutes 1.4%t of the global agricultural land. The indicators “share of the organic area of total agricultural area” and “share of organic retail sales of total retail sales” are used in some countries to show the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In order to enhance the use and reliability of the indicator “organic area share” and “organic retail sales share” , better data are needed. Better support for data collection from governments and international institutions could help to improve the situation.