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World organic culture: statistics & trends 2004 (pdf 1.9mb)

A report on the state of certified organic farming around the world by region: Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, Latin America and North America.

It provides information on standards and regulations, certification and accreditation, marketing, innovations and survey data (tables).

The main findings can be summarised as follows:
- Organic agriculture is practised in almost all countries of the world, and its share of agricultural land and farms is growing.

- The total organically managed area is more than 24 million hectares world-wide.

- The market for organic products is growing, not only in Europe and North America (which are the major markets) but also in many other countries.

- Official interest in organic agriculture is emerging in many countries, shown by the fact
that many countries have a fully implemented regulation on organic farming or are in the process of drafting regulations.

 

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