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Consumer demand for organic products and the growing popularity of organic farming in the EU has ensured official rules, programmes and plans regarding the sector are both widespread and sophisticated.


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Visit the Legislation section to read about rules and regulations governing the organic farming supply chain within the EU. read on: Legislation read on

Dacian Cioloş, Agriculture and Rural Development

Enter the European Action Plan to read about how the European Commission is furthering the cause of organic farming among EU citizens. read on: European Action Plan read on

EU-logo for organic farming

The logo section meanwhile, provides the EU organic farming logo in all languages and graphical versions. read on: Logo read on

Information campaign at an international agricultural fair

Promotion programmes show how organic farming is being promoted to citizens of the EU, including society as a whole and different target groups within that society. read on: Promotion programmes read on

Stack of books in the yard

Research projects provides a snapshot of current and past EU research and development work relating to organic production, processing and consumption. read on: Research projects read on

Statistics

And data and statistics gives you all the facts and figures on production, processing, retailing and consumption of organic products in the EU. read on: Data and statistics read on

Adding ingredients for food production

The Commission consults independent experts on scientific implications and technological aspects in relation to the organic legislation, for instance on substances for plant protection, on food or feed additives or processing aids to be used in organic production. read on: Expert recommendations read on

Seeds

The use of organic seeds is a fundamental principle of organic farming. If you wish to locate suppliers of organic seed consult the on-line database. read on: Seed Databases read on