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The World of Organic Agriculture 2020

Statistics and Emerging Trends
Description

Organic agriculture is practiced in 186 countries, and 71.5 million hectares of agricultural land were managed organically by approximately 2.8 million farmers in 2018. The global sales of organic food and drink reached more than 96 billion euros in 2018.

The 21st edition of The World of Organic Agriculture, published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM – Organics International, provides a comprehensive review of recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector around the world and presents detailed organic farming statistics that cover the area under organic management, specific information about land use in organic systems, the number of farms and other operator types, and selected market data.

The book also contains information about the global market for organic food, information on standards and regulations, organic policy, and insights into current and emerging trends in organic agriculture in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.
In addition, the volume includes reports about the organic sector in Australia, Canada, the Pacific Islands, and the United States of America and brief updates for various countries in Asia.
This book  has been produced with the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Coop Sustainability Fund and NürnbergMesse. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinions of ITC, SECO or NürnbergMesse.

+++ Affiliates of  IFOAM – Organics International order the book at a reduced price directly from IFOAM – Organics International . Tel. +49 (0)228 926 50-10; HeadOffice(at)ifoam.bio; www.ifoam.bio  

Pages 333
Authors Helga Willer, Bernhard Schlatter, Jan Trávníček, Laura Kemper and Julia Lernoud (Eds.)
Publisher(s) FiBL, IFOAM - Organics International
Year of publication 2020
Publication Format Handbook
Version Download only
Language English
ISBN Printed version 978-3-03736-158-0
Item no. 5011
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