ORGANIC FARMING IN PORTUGAL

• Authors: Halamska M.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Organic farming, which is considered to fulfil numerous functions in the development of rural areas, began to develop in Portugal in the 1990s. In 2002 there were approximately 800 farms that applied organic methods in Portugal and they operated on not more than 1% of the total area of arable land existing in that country, which gave it the last position among the EU member-states. The article analyses the processes of development of organic farming and its institutionalization, and presents the profiles of farmers running organic farms. It also deals with the myths that have accrued around the phenomenon of organic farming. Key words: organic farming, rural development, Portugal.

Keywords

EN

ORGANIC FARMING (PORTUGAL); RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences; www.irwirpan.waw.pl
• Journal: Wieś i Rolnictwo
• Year: 2005
• Issue: 2(127)
• Pages: 47-53
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Halamska M.

• M.Halamska, Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa PAN, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, 00-330 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05PLAAAA00541358