Organic Farming in Europe and the European Union

European Commission, DG Agri
Organic Farming Homepage
European Commission, DG Agri
Standing Committee on Organic Farming
European Commission, DG Agri
Organic Farming in the EU: Facts an Figures (3.11.2005)
European Commission, Eurostat
Organic Farming in Europe: A sustained growth over the period 1998-2000
European Commission, DG Agri
Organic farming - Guide to Community rules
European Commission; DG Agri, Organic Unit
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European Commission, DG Agri
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Organic farming in Europe - Economics and Policy

The the book series "Organic farming in Europe - Economics and Policy" provides coverage of the development of organic farming in Europe and to present their results to an international audience. Recently Volume 11, Organic farming and measures of European agricultural policy, was published.

The policy and regulatory environment for organic farming in Europe (1999)
The policy and regulatory environment for organic farming in Europe: Country reports
European organic production statistics, 1993 - 1996
Output and public expentiture implications of the development of organic farming in Europe
Economic performance of organic farms in Europe
Environmental impacts of organic farming in Europe
The European market for organic products: growth and development
Organic farming in Europe by 2010: scenarios for the future
Organic farming development and agricultural institutions in Europe: a study of six countries
An interactive approach to policy impact assessment for organic farms in Europe
Organic farming and measures of European agricultural policy

Action Plan on Organic Food and Farming

The Commission's "European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming" was published 10th of June 2004. A milestone list with links to relevant documents is available at www.organic-europe.net. >> Milestone list

Legislation: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production was drawn up in 1991. Currently the revision of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is underway. >> More

Institutions & Organisations

Links to insitutions of the European Commission and other institutions of relevance to organic farming at a European level can be found here.

Further addresses are available at the Organic Europe address database.

Standards

The basic standards for organic production were first issued by the Internatioal Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) in 1980. The have been the basis for numerous sets of private organic standards throught the world, and they have strongly influenced Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic farming and the FAO's Codex Alimentarius Guidelines for organic production.
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Research

Today's high political and societal acceptance and interest in organic farming research is reflected in the fact that the organic farming research is substantially funded by the European Union and that the European action plan stresses the importance of organic farming research. At this website the most relevant links and information related to organic farming research are made available. >> More

Statistics

Data collection and processing in Europe still suffers from a lack of standardization, but basic production data are now available from several sources, and the situation is getting increasingly better. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, is now making the data collected from the organic inspection bodies available at its homepage and provides extensive reports. The Institute of Rural Sciences at the University of Wales provides historical figures as well as detailed analyses. The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL makes the latest data (not consolidated) available at this homepage.>>More

Europe & European Union

Overviews

Organic Farming Website of the European Commission, DG Agri

The links & documents at a glance