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Charakterystyka produkcji ekologicznej w świetle aktualnych wymagań prawnych
Characteristics of Organic Production and Current Legal Requirements

Author(s): Michał Halagarda, Joanna Ptasińska-Marcinkiewicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Keywords: organic agriculture; ecology; organic farming history

Summary/Abstract: The study presents current Polish and European legislation on organic agriculture, describes the history and rules of organic farming, and discusses both the essential requirements that must be fulfilled by organic producers and how organic products should be labelled. The paper uses current data on the size of organic land and the number of organic producers in Poland and worldwide. Finally, it also looks at the prospects for future development of organic farming.

  • Issue Year: 881/2012
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 131-151
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish