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- Title
THE ORGANIC FOOD MARKET IN SELECTED EU COUNTRIES 2012-2021.
- Authors
ZUZEK, Dagmara; LUTY, Lidia; ZIOŁO, Monika
- Abstract
Purpose: Organic farming is a farming concept whose development is justified by proenvironmental measures. In recent years, there has been a steadily increasing market demand for goods supplied by organic farms. An important objective of organic farming, which is emphasised in EU regulations, is to respond to consumer demands, which is related both to changes in the structure of consumption and to environmentally friendly consumer attitudes. As a result, there is an increasing demand for organic food. The aim of the article is to present the differentiation of EU countries in terms of the development of organic agriculture, based on selected indicators presenting the supply and demand side of the organic food market. Methodology: The assessment of development of the organic food market in EU countries was carried out on the basis of annual data from 2012 to 2021. Dynamic measures and development trend models were used to characterise the time series. In a second step, the EU countries were classified by development of the organic market using a synthetic variable. Findings: Demand for organic food is increasing, both in economically more developed countries and in developing countries. Nevertheless, sales of organic food in overall food sales are still low, as they do not on average exceed 3,7%, while there are countries like Denmark where they even reach 13%. In addition to the presentation of the diversity of EU countries in terms of the level of the organic food market, the dynamics of change in the selected indicators in 2021 in comparison with 2012 are also shown. The most dynamic changes in the food market in terms of the number of producers and the area of crops are observed in the new Member States, i.e. Croatia, Bulgaria and Latvia. Originality: The article presents the organic food market leaders in terms of organic food producers, area occupied and volume of sales worth. It then identifies the countries with the most dynamic changes taking place in this market in 2021 in comparison with 2012.
- Subjects
CROATIA; BULGARIA; LATVIA; FOOD marketing; ORGANIC farming; SUPPLY &; demand; CONSUMER attitudes; ORGANIC foods; MARKET leaders; GROCERY shopping; CONSUMER protection
- Publication
Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization & Management / Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Slaskiej. Seria Organizacji i Zarzadzanie, 2023, Issue 179, p787
- ISSN
1641-3466
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29119/1641-3466.2023.179.41