Development of Organic Agriculture in Latvia
Rural Development and Entrepreneurship ; Bioeconomy ; Home Economics : Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development" 2016
Tatjana Tambovceva

In recent years, "green" lifestyle is becoming more typical. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors which must be sustainable, because it provides basic human needs and can influence all society. Therefore, such concepts as green products, organic food etc. are becoming relevant. Organic agriculture is being practiced in many countries around the world. It is rapidly developed also in Europe in the past years. The aim of the research is to estimate the development of organic agriculture in Latvia. The research is based on literature review as well as secondary statistical data and comparative analysis. The author also compares the development of organic agriculture in Latvia with her own previous research. The results show that Latvia is in the top five countries for organic farming in Europe, the number of organic farms is very high: at the beginning of 2016 there are 3340 farms registered as organic in Latvia. Latvia’s organic farms mostly have multi-branch production, and, it depends on the type of farming. It is necessary to develop production systems, which are more environment-friendly and use local resources more efficiently as well as are less dependent on artificial, industrial inputs.


Keywords
organic, green, agriculture, farming, Latvia
Hyperlink
http://www.esaf.llu.lv/getfile.php?id=1586#page=147

Tambovceva, T. Development of Organic Agriculture in Latvia. In: Rural Development and Entrepreneurship ; Bioeconomy ; Home Economics : Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development", Latvia, Jelgava, 21-22 April, 2016. Jelgava: 2016, pp.147-155. ISBN 978-9984-48-223-1. ISSN 1691-3078. e-ISSN 2255-9930.

Publication language
English (en)
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