Italy confirms European leadership in organic food, business leaps to over €3.8 bn

Sep 22, 2015 590

by Natascia Ronchetti

The flow of 'Made in Italy' labeled organic food exports is turning into a flood. With more than €1.4 billion in turnover, organic businesses have seen exports grow by over 330% over the course of six years starting in 2008.

A dizzying pace that, as confirmed by the Italian leadership in Europe with 10.8% of agricultural land devoted to organic farming, has steadily increased from 2011, when the hectares stood at 1.1 million: now that figure has risen to nearly 1.4 million.

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Fonte: Italy24

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