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Statistics on Organic Farming and Products in Denmark. by Poul Henning Larsen. History. In 1987 The Danish Parliament passed a new law on organic farming Since 1988 the Danish Government has supported organic farming After August 2000 Denmark comply with EU-regulation
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Statistics on Organic Farming and Products in Denmark by Poul Henning Larsen
History • In 1987 The Danish Parliament passed a new law on organic farming • Since 1988 the Danish Government has supported organic farming • After August 2000 Denmark comply with EU-regulation • 5.5 percent of farm area is organic Rome
Content of the Study • Data needs assessment • Mapping of existing data capture possibilities • Proposals for new statistics within the organic sector Rome
Mapping of Existing Data Capture • Organic farming and production • Processing and sale • Foreign trade • Final consumption by consumer • Prices Rome
1. Organic Farming and Production • The Danish Plant Directorate • Central Livestock Register • Danish Research Institute of Food Economic • Statistics Denmark • Other sources Rome
2. Processing and Sale • Danish Veterinary and Food Administration • Statistics Denmark Rome
3. Foreign Trade • Organic Denmark • Statistics Denmark Rome
4. Final Consumption by Consumer • Turnover in retail shops • Direct sale from farmer to consumer and various subscription systems • The catering sector • Household surveys • Dietary surveys Rome
5. Prices • Whole milk • Partly skim milk • Skim milk • Egg, size L • Carrots • Potatoes • Minced beef meat, with maximum 12 per cent fat • Minced pig meat, with maximum 12 per cent fat Rome
Reusing Information • create new information by combining two or more registers • match two or more registers and in that way reduce the population for gathering new information Rome
Creating/gathering New Information • Organic farming and production • Processing and sale • Foreign trade Rome
Two new surveys • Turnover of organic products in retail shops • Foreign trade of organic products • with focus on response burden Rome
Turnover in retail shops • Few big supermarkets chains • Wholesalers member of same organization • 1.500 shops supplied by 2 (- 3) wholesalers • COICOP • In 2005 only nine questionnaires • 3½ percent of the turnover is organic Rome
Foreign trade (1) Prerequisite: Information • from Intrastat • from Extrastat • from The Danish Plant Directorate • from Danish Veterinary and Food Administration • about business number Rome
Foreign trade (2)Questionnaire: • Import - export • Commodity number (CN-8) • Country • Value in DKK • Net weight in kg Requested information on organic products: • Value in DKK • Net weight in kg Rome
Foreign trade (3) • From 4.000 to 236 respondents • 121 respondents with relevant trade • Import 278 mio. DKK (37 mio. €) • Export 231 Mio. DKK (31 mio. €) Rome