Organic farming: Europe’s south produces, north consumes

By Aymone Lamborelle and Sarantis Michalopoulos | EURACTIV.com

25-06-2018 (updated: 05-03-2019 )

This article is part of our special report Short food supply chains in Europe’s North.

Organic farmland in three countries in southern Europe accounts for 44.9% of the total across the EU but when it comes to the consumption of organic products, northern countries top the list.

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One response to “Organic farming: Europe’s south produces, north consumes”

Heikki Jokipii says:

26/06/2018 at 06:39

Thank you for this illuminating presentation. But it needs necessarily some additional information.

What is the value and share of organic imports from countries outside of EU?

According to European Parlament, between the years 2012 and 2016 organic sales in EU grew 47,7% but the organic agricultural area only 18,7%. Logically the share of imports have to be remarkable, already based on that fact.

And what is the amount of organic food produced in EU? Yes, we know the area that is dedicated to organic agriculture. But as far as I know only Northern countries, eg. Finland and Sweden, have systematically collected data, of what and how much has been produced on it. Yields, I mean.

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