Czech Republic

At the end of 2008 there were 1946 organic farmers in the Czech Republic, over 600 more than in 2008. The organic agricultural area grew by 28'742 hectares  to a total of 341'632 hectares in 2008. The share of organic farmland has reached 8.04% of the total agricultural land.

• 2008 data:
• Bioinstitute: Yearbook 2008, Organic Farming in the Czech Republic
• Ministry of Agriculture: Leaflet about organic farming in the Czech Republic 2008
• News at Organic-World.net
  • Czech Republic: Green marketing releases detailed market data
  • Czech organic market: 40 percent growth in 2008
• 2007 data, see Bioinstitute: Yearbook 2007, Organic Farming in the Czech Republic
• 2006 data, see Bioinstitute: Yearbook 2006, Organic Farming in the Czech Republic

The “Action Plan of the Czech Republic for the development of organic farming until 2010 (Akční plán České republiky pro rozvoj ekologického zemědělství do roku 2010)” came into force in 2004 and will last until 2010. It is the first action plan for organic farming in the country. Action Plan of the Czech Republic for the Development of Organic Farming

For further policy support measures see the Bioinstitute's Yearbook 2008.

eagri.cz/public/eagri/zemedelstvi/ekologicke-zemedelstvi: Organic farming pages at the homepage of the ministry of agriculture

www.bioinstitut.cz: Homepage of the Bioinstitut, an organic farming research institute

www.Greenmarketing.cz : Homepage of the market research company Green marketing

www.ProBio.cz: Homepage of the Pro-Bio Association, the largest organic farmers organisation