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Organic farming in the Netherlands

Francesco Melita

 

Table 3: Organic farming in the provinces in the Netherlands in 2001

 

(for map of the Netherlands see: http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Maps/europe/Netherlands.jpg)

 

Province

number of farms

hectares

% of total agricultural area

Groningen

82

1,323

0.6

Friesland

143

3,856

1.5

Drenthe

104

2,850

1.4

Overijssel

139

1,912

0.8

Flevoland

147

6,796

5.7

Gelderland

235

2,896

1.0

Utrecht

73

1,098

1.0

Noord-Holland

143

2,943

1.8

Zuid-Holland

120

2,113

1.1

Zeeland

44

704

0.4

Noord-Brabant

146

2,208

0.7

Limburg

60

692

0.5

The Netherlands

1,436

23,99729,393

1.47

(Source: Skal / CBS / Blik 2001)

 

© by Stiftung Ökologie & Landbau, D-Bad Dürkheim. 2001/2000. All rights reserved
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Last modified 12.7.2001
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