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EU-funded researchers are working across countries and sectors to boost organic farming, support farmers and shape policy to help meet the target of 25% organic farmland in Europe and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030. Read The Full Article At: Horizon EU Research & Innovation Magazine
Read MoreAuthors: Giuseppe Lembo & Lola Toomey Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food-producing sector globally, contributing to 51 percent of the world’s fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022, excluding algae (FAO, 2024). However, organic aquaculture remains a niche market, accounting for a production of 330,789 metric tons (Willer et al., 2024) in…
Read MoreAuthors: Nicolas Lampkin, Ingrid Jahrl & Sabine Reinecke With its Farm-to-Fork (F2F) and Biodiversity strategies, the European Union (EU) has set a very ambitious target of having at least 25 percent of the EU’s agricultural land under organic production by 2030. Between 1985 and 2022, the EU’s organic land and…
Read MoreAuthors: Helga Willer, Bernhard Schlatter, Jan Trávníček & Diana Schaack In 2023, the development of the organic sector in Europe exhibited various trends in key indicators. While organic farmland, the number of producers and retail sales increased, EU organic imports declined. Both the organic farmland and the market will need…
Read MoreAlso Published In: Bio Eco Actual Magazine The organic sector has grown steadily in EU countries in recent years. In 2022, 10.4% of the total utilised agricultural area and 4.5% of the market share was organic. The Farm-to-Fork Strategy of the EU sets the ambitious target of reaching 25% organic area by…
Read MoreAlso Published In: Innovation & Knowledge Exchange | EIP-AGRI Newsletter A well-functioning AKIS is key to achieving EU organic targets - 25% of agricultural land under organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030. Based on research carried out in OrganicTargets4EU project, this article summarises the assessment…
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