<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The development of organic farming is determined by many factors. On the one hand, it is an increase in demand for food produced in this production system, on the other it is a subsidy system for organic farming under the CAP. The purpose of the article is a comparative analysis of the direction of changes in the development of organic farming in Poland and Latvia compared to the EU in the years 2000-2017. Information was analysed on the organic farming i.e. the area of organic crops, the number of certified farms and organic retail sales, based on FIBL data from the years 2000–2017. An analysis of the trend of changes in organic farming in Poland and Latvia indicates that the development of organic farming in both countries has clearly accelerated after their accession to the EU and after covering organic farming by the CAP support system. However, the case of Poland is definitely different from the trend of changes in organic farming in Latvia and in the EU, where both the number of organic farms and their area increased, with the simultaneous development of the organic food market. There are many indications that mistakes were made in the organic farming subsidy system.</p></abstract>

The development of organic farming is determined by many factors. On the one hand, it is an increase in demand for food produced in this production system, on the other it is a subsidy system for organic farming under the CAP. The purpose of the article is a comparative analysis of the direction of changes in the development of organic farming in Poland and Latvia compared to the EU in the years 2000-2017. Information was analysed on the organic farming i.e. the area of organic crops, the number of certified farms and organic retail sales, based on FIBL data from the years 2000–2017. An analysis of the trend of changes in organic farming in Poland and Latvia indicates that the development of organic farming in both countries has clearly accelerated after their accession to the EU and after covering organic farming by the CAP support system. However, the case of Poland is definitely different from the trend of changes in organic farming in Latvia and in the EU, where both the number of organic farms and their area increased, with the simultaneous development of the organic food market. There are many indications that mistakes were made in the organic farming subsidy system.

Trends in the Development of Organic Farming in Poland and Latvia Compared to the EU

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Faculty of Economics and Social Development

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Rural Sustainability Research

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The development of organic farming is determined by many factors. On the one hand, it is an increase in demand for food produced in this production system, on...

Trends in the Development of Organic Farming in Poland and Latvia Compared to the EU

Published Online: Jul 31, 2020

Page range: 1 - 8

Received: Mar 31, 2020

Accepted: Jun 11, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2020-0001

Keywords
organic farming, Poland, Latvia, EU, trend, development

© 2020 Adam Pawlewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Trends in the Development of Organic Farming in Poland and Latvia Compared to the EU

Published Online: Jul 31, 2020

Page range: 1 - 8

Received: Mar 31, 2020

Accepted: Jun 11, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2020-0001

Keywordsorganic farming, Poland, Latvia, EU, trend, development

© 2020 Adam Pawlewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
organic farming, Poland, Latvia, EU, trend, development