Brussels, 27/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - Between 2003 and 2013, just over four million farms disappeared in the EU while the land used for agriculture has remained virtually the same, according to data released by Eurostat on Thursday 26 November.
This means that agricultural concentration has increased, the average area per holding 38% greater, rising from 11.7 hectares in 2003 to 16.1 hectares in 2013, Eurostat says.
In 2013, the European Union had 10.8 million farms, working 174.6 million...