We aim at consolidating the data of the 2006 edition as of December 31, 2004. For the following countries corrigenda have been received.

Hungary

For Hungary at the time of the survey 2006 only the data of the inspection body BioKontroll had been available.

The correct figures as of Deccember 31, 2004 are

• 133'009 hectares
• 1'731 organic farms

Source: Eurostat, Organic farming tables

Portugal

For Portugal a porvisional figure had been published in the 2006 edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture".

The correct figures as of Deccember 31, 2004 are

• 169'892 hectares
• 1'302 farms

Source: Ministry of Agriculture 2006: Dados Estatísticos e Lista de Operadores

United States

For the United States data as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 were published in November 2006 at the homepage of the of the United States Department of Agriculture USDA (>> data tables).

The figures as of December 31, 2004

• 1'217'431 hectares
• 8'021 farms

Source: Economic Research Service, United States Dpartment of Agriculture USDA

Zambia

For Zambia there had been an error of data transmission. Some of land stated to be agricultural land is wild collection area.

The data as of December 31, 2004

• 2'857 hectares
• 2'425 farms

Source: Bridget O´Connor, OPPAZ