Organic farming in Italy is still growing in terms of surfaces invested and number of operators involved, but it is showing the first signs of a downturn in consumption, as a reflection of the loss of purchasing power of families,
Data released by Defra has revealed that land going through the two-year conversion period to organic rose by 34% in 2021, compared to the previous year. UK organic land also rose by 3.6% last year, following a rise of 0.8% in
Contamination of fresh fruits by the most hazardous pesticides has dramatically increased in Europe over the past decade, according to a nine-year study of government data. A third of apples and half of all blackberries surveyed had residues of the most toxic categories of
Over the past five years, organic farming in Valencia has grown by 81.2%. This percentage of growth is the highest of all Spain, and has even surpassed the Spanish average, which is currently 20.7%. The region has seen a huge
Figures of organic in Canada are positive: over 1.3 million hectares cultivated according to the organic method (+ 88% from 2010 to 2019) and 5,677 producers (+ 50%). Sales of organic products on the domestic market reach 3.5 billion euros
Sales of Italian organic food products on international markets will reach 2.9 billion euros at the end of 2021, recording an 11% growth compared to 2020, in line with the trend of Italian agri-food exports as a whole. Growth in
At the end of the year 2021, organic food sales in Italy will reach 4.6 billion euros, recording a 5% increase compared to 2020. The forecast is from the SANA 2021 Observatory managed by Nomisma (a company in Bologna specialized in
In Italy almost 19% of the vineyards is grown organically. In 2020, four out of 100 bottles of wine produced in Italy were organic. The Ministry of Agriculture has promoted a report on the organic wine chain, carried out by ISMEA
In 2050, organic farming could be able to feed the entire European population, which could reach 600 million people. This is the conclusion of a study entitled “Reshaping the European agro-food system”, carried out in France by the CNRS, the National
