Organic farming; Wallonia; Development plan; Regional policy; Belgium
Abstract :
[en] Belgium is a highly densely populated country where agricultural methods usually consume large quantities of inputs, including pesticides and chemical fertilizers. However, organic farming is practiced since many years and has registered a significant development during the last years, reaching 7% of the number of farmers in Wallonia (South of Belgium) and 7% of the Walloon agricultural area. Presently, the Walloon Minister for Agriculture strongly supports this sector and has proposed a strategic development plan of organic farming, the target being to reach 14% of the Walloon agricultural area in 2020. This paper presents and discusses the situation of organic farming in Wallonia and the main features and challenges of the new strategic development plan.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Burny, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Economie et développement rural
Debode, Frédéric
Language :
English
Title :
Development of organic farming in Wallonia
Publication date :
2013
Event name :
5th International Conference "Ecological performance in a competitive economy"
Event organizer :
Faculty of Agrifood and Environment Economics - A.S.E. Bucharest Faculty of Administration and Public Management - A.S.E. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova Parthenope University of Naples (Italy) University of Catania (Italy) Centre for North and South Economic Research - CReNOS (Italy)
Event place :
Bucharest, Romania
Event date :
7-8 March 2013
Audience :
International
Main work title :
5th International Conference "Ecological performance in a competitive economy", Bucharest 7-8 March 2013 : proceedings
Editor :
Bran, Florina
Ioan, Ildiko
Maruntelu, Tudor-George
Radulescu, Carmen Valentina
Publisher :
Faculty of Agrifood and Environment Economics, Bucharest, Romania
