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Question: Organic livestock production systems and appropriatedevelopment in relation to public expectations

Answer: There has been a tremendous growth in numbers of organic farms in EUover the latest years – from below 20,000 farms in year 1992 to more than120,000 farms in 1999 (Padel, 2001). Worldwide-certified organicproduction takes place in 130 countries, half of which are developingcountries (ITC, 1999). The market share in EU, however, on total is stillquite low ranging from less than 0.5% in nine out of 18 countries somecountries to 5-9% in other countries for some major product groups.

(Source: , 17 Aug 2021)

Source Link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/10919047.pdf.