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Why farmers are turning away from organic

2022-12-08T18:16:47.804Z


DECRYPTION – Weighed down by a drop in consumption in a context of inflation, the sector is seeing the number of farm creations slow down sharply. In the pork and poultry sectors, “deconversions” are multiplying.


Air hole for organic farming in 2022. After euphoria and a peak in consumption linked to Covid, this sector is experiencing a greater deceleration than in 2021. According to the latest statistics, the pace of creation of new dedicated farms is slowing down strongly.

It is almost half as large as a year earlier.

“We should register 5,000 new installations and conversions to organic this year, against 1,500 business interruptions

, indicates

Le Figaro

Laure Verdeau, director of the Agence Bio, an organization responsible for the development and promotion of organic farming in France.

The balance remains positive, but the number of organic farms in France, nearly 60,000 in total, only increases by 8.5% against 14.57% last year.

Market reversal

What worry the government and professionals gathered last Tuesday in Paris as part of the Assises of organic farming.

Under these conditions, it seems difficult to reach the cap set by the State of 18% of the agricultural area...

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Source: lefigaro

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