EU goes organic while Ireland lags behind

The European Union saw an additional 800,000 hectares of certified organic land in 2017, according to the latest figures announced at the world’s largest organic trade fair Biofach last week.

This brings the EU total to 12.8m hectares, with Spain (2.1m ha), Italy (1.9m ha) and France (1.7m ha) the top three countries in terms of area.