Tutto Bio 2010, the yearbook of organic farming is available now. Published by Egaf Edizioni, this year's edition has 328 pages and costs 16 euros. In its 16th edition, information on about 8000 operators is published, of which more than 3100 are farm-gate sales. Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany confirm their leading role regarding absolute numbers of organic operators.
The yearbook includes the annual Bio Bank Report, which reveals that between 2007 and 2009, various numbers of organic operators in Italy have increased – farm gate sales grew by 32 percent, restaurants by 31 percent, internet sales by 25 percent, school cafeterias by 23 percent, holiday farms by 22 percent, farmers' markets by 10 percent and stores by 2 percent.
This year's edition of Tutto Bio is dedicated to the subject "Organic, eco, ethics: out of the labyrinth in 141 steps." The yearbook can be found in various stores in Italy, or be ordered at www.biobank.it.
More information
- biobank.it: Homepage of biobbank
- biobank.it: Current Biobank repoort, book info (Italian)
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