<p>Organic agriculture is practised in 160 countries and 37.2
million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by 1.8 million farmers. The global
sales of organic food and drink reached 54.9 billion US dollars in 2009. These and many more figures
are presented in the 2011 edition of 'The World of Organic Agriculture'.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Key results of global organic agriculture</span><br>The 12th
edition of The World of Organic Agriculture documents recent developments in global organic
agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout
the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics compiled by FiBL and IFOAM that
cover surface area under organic management, specific information about land use in organic systems,
numbers of farms and other operators as well as selected market data.&nbsp;</p><p><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Recent developments in the market</span><br>The book also
contains information on the global market for organic food, the latest developments in organic
certification, information on standards and regulations as well as insights into current and
emerging trends for organic agriculture by region. Special features include chapters on beekeeping
as well as on voluntary standards. In addition, the volume contains a number of country reports:
Armenia, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea,
Pacific Islands, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, United States and Ukraine.<br></p><p>The World of
Organic Agriculture is edited by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in cooperation
with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). The project is
financially supported by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Swiss State Secretariat for
Economic Affairs (SECO) and Nürnberg Messe, the organisers of the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair.
<br>The printed version of the 2011 edition of 'The World of Organic Agriculture' can be ordered to
IFOAM. The book costs 50 euros + postage (25 euros for IFOAM members)<br></p><p><br></p><p>Some
graphs and tables at the following links:</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.organic-world.net/yearbook-2011-graphs.html">Graphs</a></p><… href="http://www.organic-world.net/1209.html">Tables</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sou…
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