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Agriculture: Austria leading in EU for organic farming share
Low quota in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania
31 January, 19:00
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 31 - Austria is the country in the
European Union with largest share of agricultural areas
dedicated or in the process of conversion to organic farming.
According to the data published by Eurostat, among EU member States the countries with the largest shares of organic area in 2017 were Austria (23.4% of total utilised agricultural area), Estonia (19.6%) and Sweden (19.2 %), followed by Italy (14.9%), Czechia (14.1%), Latvia (13.9%) and Finland (11.4%).
The share of organic agricultural areas was below the EU average of 7% in several countries in Central- and Eastern Europe, including Germany (6.8%), Croatia (6.5%), Hungary (3.7%), Poland (3.4%), Bulgaria (2.7%) and Romania (1.9%). The total organic area in the European Union (EU) was 12.6 million hectares in 2017, with an increase of 25% since 2012, Eurostat said. (ANSA).
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According to the data published by Eurostat, among EU member States the countries with the largest shares of organic area in 2017 were Austria (23.4% of total utilised agricultural area), Estonia (19.6%) and Sweden (19.2 %), followed by Italy (14.9%), Czechia (14.1%), Latvia (13.9%) and Finland (11.4%).
The share of organic agricultural areas was below the EU average of 7% in several countries in Central- and Eastern Europe, including Germany (6.8%), Croatia (6.5%), Hungary (3.7%), Poland (3.4%), Bulgaria (2.7%) and Romania (1.9%). The total organic area in the European Union (EU) was 12.6 million hectares in 2017, with an increase of 25% since 2012, Eurostat said. (ANSA).
