THE ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN ORGANIC FARMING PRODUCTION IN 2010 - 2017

Abstract

The world sees one of the many agricultural production opportunities in organic farming. There are many challenges facing ecological producers, which on the one hand affect the income sphere of farmers, because they concern the provision of a fair existence, and on the other, farmers and organic producers must respect legal regulations and meet growing social expectations in the field of environmental protection and biodiversity. The aim of this article was to analyse data on organic farming production in Europe. Presented in it the number of organic European agricultural producers, the biggest producers, the number of organic crop area in Europe and the countries with the largest agricultural area in Europe. The article focuses on plant and animal organic production. Animal production divided into organic production of livestock of animals and organic production of animal products (excluding eggs).