Organic Farming in Finland
Sampsa Heinonen
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Table 1: Development of hectares under organic and conventional management and number of organic farms in Finland from 1990 to 2004 (situation at December 31st each year) and estimate for the year 2005.
|
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Certified organic |
2,291 |
23,139 |
117,235 |
120,438 |
135,434 |
In conversion |
4,435 |
21,556 |
30,188 |
27,505 |
21,258 |
Total (organic) |
6,726 |
44,695 |
147,423 |
147,943 |
156,692 |
% of total agricultural area |
0.3 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
Number of organic farms |
671 |
2,793 |
5,225 |
4,983 |
5,071 |
% of all active farms |
0.5 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
Organically planted area per farm (hectares) |
10.1 |
16.0 |
28.2 |
29.6 |
30.9 |
Total agricultural area (1000 hectares) |
2,271 |
2,145 |
2,218 |
2,202 |
2,215 |
Total number of active farms (1000 farms) |
129.1 |
100.0 |
79.1 |
76.7 |
74.5 |
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Certified organic |
142,054 |
148,183 |
135,223 |
129,000 |
In conversion |
17,933 |
13,841 |
12,364 |
12,000 |
Total (organic) |
159,987 |
162,024 |
147,588 |
141,000 |
% of total agricultural area |
7.2 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
|
Number of organic farms |
4,983 |
4,887 |
4,359 |
4,100 |
% of all active farms |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
Organically planted area per farm (hectares) |
32.1 |
33.2 |
34.4 |
34.9 |
Total agricultural area (1000 hectares) |
2,246 |
2,218 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
Total number of active farms (1000 farms) |
73.7 |
72.0 |
71.0 |
71.0 |
Source: Plant Production Inspection Centre (KTTK) (years 1995–2006) and Union for Organic Farming (Luomuliitto r.y.) (year 1990). Calculations on land utilisation in the whole country supplied by Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Yearbooks of Farm Statistics 1991-2004).
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