Romania’s certified organic farmland surface reaches 450,000 ha, up 28 pct y-o-y

Newsroom 05/06/2013 | 12:54

If back in 2007 Romania cultivated only 130,000 ha of certified organic farmland, this has increased to about 450,000 ha at present, said agriculture minister Daniel Constantin this Wednesday during a an event organized the by Bio Romania Association.

This is up by about 100,000 ha compared  to 2012, according to data previously released by Bio Romania.

After Romanian farmers started receiving financial support to convert from conventional to organic farming in 2010, their number has gone up significantly, from less than 3,000 that year, to about 15,000 at present and is estimated to reach 20,000 by year end, said the minister.

If back in 2010 local organic farmers received total subsidies worth EUR 2 million, this has increased to EUR 7 million for the 2012-2013 period, explained Constantin. He added that organic farming will continue to receive support under the 2014-2020 Common Agricultural Policy and that in addition this, 30 percent of the surface subsidies received by all farmers will be conditioned by greening measures.

While there isn’t any official data related to the size of the Romanian organic market, Romanians are estimated to have spent between EUR 50 million and EUR 80 million on organic products last year, with demand continuing to rise, according to data previously made public by Bio Romania. However, most of the local consumption is covered from imports. Romania remains a net exporter of organic raw materials such as cereals and fruit, only to later import processed organic goods.

Simona Bazavan

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