The significance of organic farming in the European Union from the perspective of sustainable development

• Autorzy: Nowak Anna , Kobiałka Anna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2024.88.1.710

Warianty tytułu

PL

Znaczenie rolnictwa ekologicznego w Unii Europejskiej z perspektywy rozwoju zrównoważonego

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study aimed to evaluate the status of organic farming in the member states of the European Union, drawing on its potential and selected elements of the organic agri-food products market. To this end, we used several partial indicators and a synthetic measure, which allowed us to create a ranking of the member states depending on the development level of organic farming. The survey showed a 50% increase in the utilised agricultural area allocated for organic farming in the EU from 2015 to 2021 and a 69% increase from 2012 to 2021. So far, the only member state to meet the target set by the Green Deal, that is, 25% of organic UAA, has been Austria. Considering the synthetic index, Portugal is a leader of organic farming development. In addition, differences exist between EU member states in consumers’ expenditure on organic products.

PL

Celem opracowania była ocena stanu rolnictwa ekologicznego w krajach Unii Europejskiej z uwzględnieniem jego potencjału oraz wybranych elementów rynku ekologicznych produktów rolno-spożywczych. Wykorzystano w tym celu szereg wskaźników cząstkowych oraz miarę syntetyczną, która pozwoliła na stworzenie rankingu krajów członkowskich w zależności od poziomu rozwoju rolnictwa ekologicznego. Badania wykazały 50% wzrost powierzchni użytków rolnych (UAA) w przeznaczanych pod ekologiczną produkcję rolniczą w UE w latach 2015-2021 oraz 69% w latach 2012-2021. Cel wyznaczony przez strategię Zielony Ład na poziomie 25% ekologicznych użytków rolnych spełnia dotychczas tylko Austria. Biorąc pod uwagę indeks syntetyczny liderem w poziomie rozwoju rolnictwa ekologicznego jest Portugalia. Istnieją ponadto różnice pomiędzy krajami unijnymi w wydatkach konsumentów na produkty ekologiczne.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

organic farming; sustainable development; European Union; linear ordering

PL

rolnictwo ekologiczne; rozwój zrównoważony; Unia Europejska; porządkowanie liniowe

• Wydawca: Fundacja Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: no. 1
• Strony: art. no. 710
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 61 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Nowak Anna

• Department of Economics and Agribusiness, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-8692

autor

Kobiałka Anna

• Department of Economics and Agribusiness, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7788-7736

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