Bonn, Frick, Bad Duerkheim
and Nuremberg, Germany
February 14, 2007
IFOAM, FiBL and SÖL
present new facts and figures about the organic sector at
BioFach 2007
The International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), the
Research Institute for Organic
Agriculture (FiBL) and the
Foundation for Ecology and Farming (SÖL) will present the
latest statistics about organic agriculture worldwide at
BioFach 2007.
The results of this year’s
study The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics and
Emerging Trends 2007, which was supported by the
NürnbergMesse, will be presented at the world’s largest trade
fair for organic products on Friday February 16th at 10:00 in
room St. Petersberg.
The study shows that nearly
31 million hectares are currently certified according to organic
standards. Australia continues to account for the largest
certified organic surface area, with 11.8 million hectares,
followed by Argentina (3.1 million hectares), China (2.3 million
hectares) and the USA (1.6 million hectares). Germany is in the
seventh position worldwide.
The most significant portion
of global organic surface area is in Oceania (39%), followed by
Europe (23%) and Latin America (19%). In terms of the certified
organic agriculture as a proportion of all arable agricultural
surface area, the Alpine countries, such as Austria with more
than 14%, top the statistics.
Dr. Helga Willer und Minou
Yussefi, who have headed up the study for the last eight years,
emphasize that the growth exhibited in the USA (more than
400,000 hectares) and certain European countries (more than
110,000 hectares in Italy and 85,000 hectares in Poland) has
been the most noteworthy. In addition to the certified organic
arable land, nearly 62 million hectares are currently certified
to organic standards for the collection of wild product,
according to research by the International Trade Center (ITC).
The global market for organic products reached a value of 25.5
billion Euros in 2005, with the vast majority of products being
consumed in North America and Europe, according to the market
research experts of Organic Monitor. For 2006, the value of
global markets is estimated to be at more than 30 billion Euros.
Healthy growth rates are expected to continue in the coming
years. Angela B. Caudle, IFOAM Executive Director, suggests that
the ever-growing demand for organic products offers attractive
opportunities for producers – especially those in developing
countries.
The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics and Emerging Trends
2007 is being presented for the eighth consecutive year at
BioFach 2007. In addition to chapters reviewing organic
agriculture worldwide, numerous illustrations and graphs, and
completely revised reports about the emerging trends and
regional development highlights on each individual continent,
the study includes a comprehensive annex with the entire data
set and expanded coverage of commodity specific data.
The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging
Trends 2007
Helga Willer und Minou Yussefi (Editors)
Completely revised edition, February 2007, IFOAM, Bonn, Germany
and FiBL, Frick, Switzerland. 252 Pages, 20.00 EUR,
3-934055-82-6
The print version of the study can be ordered from IFOAM or
FiBL.
The study can be purchased as a pdf document via Internet from
both the IFOAM and FiBL websites for 15 Euros:
www.ifoam.org
www.fibl.org/shop/index.php
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