The World of Organic Agriculture 2017: Table of contents

Contents of The World of Organic Agriculture 2017

Glossary
Foreword from SECO and ITC
Foreword from FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International
Foreword from the Editors
Acknowledgements

Organic Agriculture: Key Indicators and Top Countries

The World of Organic Agriculture 2017: Summary
Helga Willer and Julia Lernoud

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE WORLDWIDE: CURRENT STATISTICS

Current Statistics on Organic Agriculture Worldwide: Area, Operators, and Market
Julia Lernoud and Helga Willer

Introduction
General notes on the data
Organic agricultural land
Organic share of total agricultural land by region and country
Development of the organic agricultural land
All organic areas, including non-agricultural areas
Organic producers and other operator types
Retail sales and international trade data
Organic farming in developing countries and emerging markets

LAND USE AND COMMODITIES

Land use and commodities in organic agriculture
Julia Lernoud and Helga Willer

Land use
Arable land
Permanent crops
Wild collection and beekeeping areas
Beehives
Aquaculture
Statistics on selected crops
- Cereals
- Citrus fruit
- Cocoa beans
- Coffee
- Dry pulses
- Fruit: Temperate fruit
- Fruit: Tropical and subtropical fruit
- Grapes
- Oilseeds
- Olives
- Vegetables

Organic Cotton
Liesl Truscott, Evonne Tan, Lisa Emberson and Amish Gosai

Trends
Geography of production
Market value
Voluntary organic supply chain standards
Challenges and opportunities for organic cotton

GLOBAL MARKET
The Global Market for Organic Food & Drink
Amarjit Sahota

Introduction
North America
Europe
Other regions
Challenges and growth outlook

The Organic and Fairtrade Market 2015
Julia Lernoud and Helga Willer

Highlights and key data
Table and Graphs

STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES

Standards and Regulations
Beate Huber and Otto Schmid

Organic legislation worldwide: current situation
The Codex Alimentarius Guidelines: Recent developments
Import requirements of major economies

Participatory Guarantee Systems in 2016
Joelle Katto-Andrighetto and Cornelia Kirchner

Latest Developments in Policy Support for Organic Agriculture
Joelle Katto-Andrighetto

AFRICA

Latest Developments in Organic Agriculture in Afric
Jordan Gama

The African Organic Network (AfrONet)
Strategic Plan (2015-2025) for the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative (EOAI) for Africa
New UNCTAD study "Financing Organic Agriculture in Africa: Mapping the Issues"
Outlook

Organic Farming in Kenya: Promising Growth and a Bright Future
Richard Ngunjiri

Africa: Current Statistics
Julia Lernoud, Helga Willer and Bernhard Schlatter

Organic Agriculture in Africa: Graphs
Organic Agriculture in Africa: Tables

ASIA

Development of the Organic Sector in Asia in 2016
IFOAM Asia

Overview of the trends and developments in the organic sector
Country reports
Major achievements of IFOAM Asia

Asia: Current statistics
Julia Lernoud, Helga Willer, and Bernhard Schlatter

Organic Agriculture in Asia: Graphs
Organic Agriculture in Asia: Tables

EUROPE

Organic Farming in Europe
Helga Willer, Stephen Meredith, Yulia Barabanova, Bram Moeskops, and Matthias Stolze

Current trends
EU regulatory framework on organic farming
EU policy framework on organic farming
Research
Challenges and recommendations
Outlook

Europe and European Union: Key indicators 2015

Organic Farming and Market Development in Europe and the European Union
Helga Willer, Diana Schaack, and Julia Lernoud

1 Exceptional growth in 2015: Market and production highlights
2. Organic agricultural land
2.1 Organic agricultural land
2.2 Organic shares of total agricultural land
2.3 Growth of the organic land
2.4 Conversion status of organic farmland
3 Land use in and crops grown organic agriculture
3.1 Land use
3.2 Crops grown in organic agriculture
3.3 Further organic areas
4 Organic livestock
5 Producers, processors and importers
5.1 Organic producers
5.2 Organic processors and importers
6 Domestic market development
6.1 Size of the organic market
6.2 Growth of the organic market
6.3 Per capita consumption of organic food
6.4 Organic market shares
6.5 Comparison of organic products and product groups with the total market
6.6 Marketing channels in organic agriculture
7 Conclusion
8 Acknowledgements

Organic Agriculture in Europe: Tables

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Latin America and the Caribbean
Patricia Flores

Public policies
Regional markets
Organic & Biodynamic Agriculture Movement
Scaling-up experiences in the organic sector

Latin America and the Caribbean: Current statistics
Julia Lernoud, Helga Willer and Bernhard Schlatter

Organic Agriculture in Latin America and Caribbean: Graphs
Organic Agriculture in Latin America and Caribbean: Tables

NORTH AMERICA

Organic Continues to Set Records in the United States
Barbara Fitch Haumann

Organic garners more attention
Consumer findings
Organic hotspots
All eyes on organic check-off proposal
Other critical issues
International trade

Canada
Marie-Eve Levert and Jill Guerra

Organic sector
Organic market
Further resources

North America: Current statistics
Julia Lernoud, Helga Willer and Bernhard Schlatter

Organic Agriculture in North America: Graphs
Organic Agriculture in North America: Tables

OCEANIA

Australia
Andrew Lawson, Andrew Monk and Amy Cosby

Introduction
Regulatory framework
Accredited certifiers
Domestic produce
Primary producers and area of farmland
Organic consumer attitudes in Australia
Awareness of certification marks

The Pacific Islands
Karen Mapusua

Recent important developments
History
Key actors
Market & trade
Legislation
Government and international support
Outlook

Oceania: Current statistics
Julia Lernoud, Helga Willer and Bernhard Schlatter

Organic Agriculture in Oceania: Graphs
Organic Agriculture in Oceania: Tables

BETTER DATA

FiBL Survey on Organic Agriculture Worldwide – Metadata
Helga Willer and Julia Lernoud

OUTLOOK

Motions and More
Markus Arbenz

Organic 3.0
New breeding techniques
Aquaculture
Membership

ANNEX

Key Indicators by Country and Region

Data Providers and Data Sources