Description
The study examined factors influencing organic farming adoption in different European countries from 1997-2003. It found that organic support policies interacted with external factors like conventional market performance and food scares to drive uptake rates. The impact of policies varied between countries and time periods.
Findings
The study examined factors influencing organic farming adoption in different European countries from 1997-2003. It found that organic support policies interacted with external factors like conventional market performance and food scares to drive uptake rates. The impact of policies varied between countries and time periods.
Stats
Study covered 10 European countries including UK, Germany, Italy, Denmark
Analyzed data on organic holdings, land area, and policy expenditures from 1997-2003 Austria, Switzerland and Finland had the highest growth rates prior to 1997
In Greece, large areas of land and livestock converted to organic post-2000, but the total number of holdings remained the same