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Organic Farming in Estonia

Marika R uberg 14.04.2014. Organic Farming in Estonia. Development of Organic Farming in Estonia. E stablishment of the Estonian Biodynamic Association (EBA) in 1989 In 1997 the first "Organic Farming Act" came into force From 2001 state control system

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Organic Farming in Estonia

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  1. Marika Ruberg 14.04.2014 Organic Farming in Estonia

  2. Development of Organic Farming in Estonia • Establishment of the Estonian Biodynamic Association (EBA) in 1989 • In 1997 the first"Organic Farming Act" came into force • From 2001 state control system • In 2007 the firstOrganic Farming Action Plan 2007-2013 wasadopted • 2013-2014 preparation Organic Farming Action Plan 2014-2020

  3. Areaof organicland 1999-2013

  4. Number of organicfarms 1999-2013

  5. Processing of organicfood and feed • 90 organic food processors in 2013 • The main product groups: • vegetables, fruit, berries • cereals • milk and meat • herbs, bakery • 3 feed processors

  6. Organicfoodin the marketplace • organic food sales 14,8mio EUR (domestic 8,3 mio EUR) in 2012 • share of organic food in total food products -1,2% ( domestic 0,63%) in 2012 • about 1300 different domestic organic productin the market • the amount of Estonian organic products sold to other EU countries isincreasing

  7. Legalacts • Organic farming act • Regulation of the Government of the Republic: • Statutes for Maintenance of Register of Organic Farming • Regulations of the Minister of Agriculture: • Application for Approval for Operation in Area of Organic Farming, Procedure for Processing of Applications • Requirements for Organic Production • Identification Codes of Agencies Exercising Supervision over Persons Operating in Area of Organic Farming • Standard Description of Label Referring to Organic Production Methods and Procedure for Using Label

  8. Eco-Label

  9. Nationalrules • Requirements for keeping rabbits and nutrias • Conversionperiod 6 months • Requirementsforfeedingherbivors (Regulation (EC) No 889/2008) • Requirements for keeping quails • Up to 6800 quails in one herd in a building, the area for rearing such number of birdsat least 400 m 2 • Minimumage at slaughter -35 days • Requirementsfor mass catering

  10. Control • State control system since 2001 • 2 control authorities: • Agricultural Board • Veterinary and Food Board

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