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2007-06-13 | permalink
EU organic farming doubles
Organic farming has more than doubled its share of European agricultural land since 1998, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday. Organic food producers on Tuesday got another boost when European Union ministers agreed to guidelines that determine what can and cannot be labeled as organic. Demand for food produced without artificial pesticides or fertilizers has been growing among Europeans following food scares and worries over new biotechnology.
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2007-06-13 | permalink
EU organic farming doubles
Organic farming has more than doubled its share of European agricultural land since 1998, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday. Organic food producers on Tuesday got another boost when European Union ministers agreed to guidelines that determine what can and cannot be labeled as organic. Demand for food produced without artificial pesticides or fertilizers has been growing among Europeans following food scares and worries over new biotechnology.
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