Organic agriculture is practiced in 164 countries, and more than 37.5 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by 1.9 million farmers.
The global sales of organic food and drink reached almost 64 billion US dollars in 2012.
The 15th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, specific information about land use in organic systems, numbers of farms and other operator types as well as selected market data.
Pages | 65 |
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Authors | Willer, Helga and Julia Lernoud |
Publisher(s) | Beijing Organic and Beyond Corp. |
Year of publication | 2014 |
Publication Format | Handbook |
Language | Chinese |
Item no. | 2004 |