Brussels, 01/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - According to data published on Monday 1 March by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, the surface area is used for organic farming within the EU represented 7.8 million hectares in 2008, or an increase of 7% on 2007 figures. Over a longer period, the data available show an increase of 21% in the total surface area used for organic farming between 2005 and 2008.
In 2008, the five member states of the EU with the largest surface areas...