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BIO-LAND:
SLOWLY ON THE RISE
source: http://www.soel.de/fachthemen/
oekolandbau_welt.html
The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics and Emerging Trends, 6th Edition, February 2004, and 5th Edition, February 2003, IFOAM, www.fibl.org/english/
index.php
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More than 24 million hectares* of farmland are under organic management worldwide...
World’s largest organic areas
| | million/ha** | % of total agricultural area |
| Australia | 10 | 2.2 | | Argentina | 3 | 1.7 | | Italy | 1.2 | 8 |
The highest % of organic land| | % | total ha |
| Liechtenstein | 26.4 | 984 | | Austria | 11.6 | 297,000 | | Switzerland | 10 | 107,000 |
*1 hectare = 2.5 acres.
**Million/hectares: data have been rounded, 2004.
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