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[KM08] Areas of land with organic farming
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The response of agricultural holdings to the agricultural policy supporting the spreading of organic farming has been growing every year. The area intended for organic farming have increased in the period 1999-2010 from 2,400 ha to 30,696 ha, or from 0.5 % to 6.4 % of all utilised agricultural area.

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Figure KM08-1: The share of area under organic farming (including the area in conversion to organic farming) in total utilised agricultural area in Slovenia
Sources:

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia, (1999-2003); Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2011.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Organic farming area, total ha 2400 5446 10828 13828 20018 23018.9 23169.1 26830.7 29322 29836.4
Permanent grassland ha - - 10000 12800 18500 20908 21669.8 24458.3 25796.5 26309
Of which vegetables and strawberries ha - - 41 58 68 81.8 141.6 96.5 107.8 101.2
Permanent crops ha - - 107 120 150 389.2 433.4 688.6 873.6 919.2
of which Orchards ha - - 55 65 100 335.6 359.6 536.2 668.6 712.3
Vineyards ha - - 52 55 50 49.1 67.2 125 184 190.7
Olive growes ha - - - - - 4.5 6.6 27.4 21 16.2
Hardy nursery stocks (including vine stocks) ha - - - - - - - - - -
Utilised agricultural area (UAA), total ha 498591 508960 509624 505462 509709 490520 508759 490318 498466 492424
Share of organic farming area in total UAA % 0.5 1.1 2.1 2.7 3.9 4.7 4.6 5.5 5.9 6.1
2009 2010
Organic farming area, total ha 29388.4 30695.9
Permanent grassland ha 25432.4 26189.7
Of which vegetables and strawberries ha 124.2 122.4
Permanent crops ha 1033.5 1169.1
of which Orchards ha 780.3 793.1
Vineyards ha 203.3 296.9
Olive growes ha 50 76.6
Hardy nursery stocks (including vine stocks) ha - 2.4
Utilised agricultural area (UAA), total ha 468496 482803
Share of organic farming area in total UAA % 6.3 6.4
Figure KM08-2: The share of area under organic farming (including the area in conversion to organic farming) by type of use
Sources:

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia, (2001-2003); Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2011.

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Permanent grassland 1000 ha 10 12.8 18.5 20.9 21.7 24.5 25.8 26.3 25.4 26.2
Arable land 1000 ha 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.3
Permanent crops 1000 ha 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 1 1.2
Figure KM08-3: The share of area under organic farming (including the area in conversion to organic farming) in total utilised agricultural area in EU-27 by individual countries
Sources:

EUROSTAT, 2011.

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Bulgaria Malta Ireland Romania France Cyprus Poland Hungary Netherlands Luxembourg
2007 % 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.7 1.9 1 1 2.2 2.5 2.4
2007 % 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7
Belgium United Kingdom Lithuania Germany Portugal Denmark Slovenia Spain Finland Slovakia
2007 % 1.7 3.8 2.3 4.7 6.2 4.9 4.6 3.1 6.5 4.6
2007 % 3 4.1 4.8 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.3 7 7.2 7.5
Italy Greece Latvia Czech Republic Estonia Sweden Austria EU-27
2007 % 7.3 7.6 6.8 7.1 7.2 7 16.7 3.6
2007 % 8.1 8.5 8.7 10.6 11 12.8 18.5 4.7
Figure KM08-4: Delež površin z ekološko pridelavo od skupnih površin GERK po občinah
Sources:

Agencija za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja, Baza ukrepov 2010.

Goals

- by 2013, include 64,000 ha of utilised agricultural area into organic farming,
- by 2015, include 20% of utilised agricultural area into organic farming.

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Last modified
23.12.2011
Author(s)

Tina Volk, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia