Environmental indicators in Slovenia

Agriculture

Agriculture
Areas of land with agrienvironmental measures
Areas of land with organic farming
Consumption of Mineral Fertilizers
Consumption of pesticides
Emissions of Methane and Nitrous Oxide from Agriculture
Emissions of ammonia from agriculture
Energy use in agriculture
Farm management practices
Farmers Training Levels
Genetic diversity - agriculture plants
Genetic diversity - domestic animals
Gross nitrogen balance in agriculture
High nature value farmland areas
Intensification of agriculture
Irrigation of agricultural land
Land use change and agriculture
Nature areas under protection and Agriculture
Nitrates in Groundwater and Agriculture
Plant Protection Products and their Degradation Products in Groundwater
Soil quality
Specialisation and Diversification in Agriculture
Water protection areas and agriculture
Air
Climate change
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Household consumption
Human health and ecosystem resilience
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Instruments of environmental policy
Nature and biodiversity
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Water

[KM08] Area under organic farming

Assessments published: [ 2009 2011 2008 ]

Key message
The response of agricultural holdings to the agricultural policy supporting the spreading of organic farming has been growing every year. The area
intended for organic farming have increased in the period 1999-2008 from 2,400 ha to 29,836 ha, or from 0.5 % to 6.1 % of all utilised agricultural
area.
Definition
The indicator shows area included in organic farming and its share in the total utilised agricultural area in Slovenia in the period 1999-2008, and in
the European Union (EU) in 2007. It covers all the area included in the control of organic farming, i.e. those where organic farming has already
been carried out, and those in conversion to organic farming. The indicator does not provide direct information on the environmental efficiency of
the measure, but points to the response of agricultural holdings to the agricultural policy supporting such production.
Graphs
Image KM8-1: The share of area under organic farming (including the area in conversion to organic farming) in total utilised agricultural
area in Slovenia

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia, 2009; Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2009.
Table
Image KM8-2: The share of area under organic farming (including the area in conversion to organic farming) in total utilised agricultural
area in EU-27 by individual countries for 2007

Source: EUROSTAT, 2009.

Table

Objective(s)
- by 2013, include 64,000 ha of utilised agricultural area into organic farming,
- by 2015, include 20% of utilised agricultural area into organic farming.

Comment
Organic farming is a special form of sustainable management of natural resources in line with the principles of raising the quality of food, reducing
environmental pollution and preserving biodiversity. The use of synthetic plant protection products and easily soluble mineral fertilisers, growth
regulators and hormones, genetically modified organisms etc. is not allowed on area intended for organic farming.
In Slovenia, organic farming started to spread in the late 1990-ies, and in 1999 farmers had the possibility to claim support for this type of
production for the first time. Until 2001, this sphere was regulated by Recommendations for organic farming (MAFF), or guidelines of ecological
societies and associations. Since 2001, organic farming has been governed by the Rules on organic production and processing which comply with
the European Regulation on organic type of farming. In 2001, support to organic farming was included in the Slovenian agri-environmental
programme, and after the EU accession in 2004, it became part of the Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Slovenia.
In 1999, the control of organic farming included 2,400 ha or 0.5 % of all utilised agricultural area. By 2008, organic farming was extended to
29,836 ha or 6.1 % of all utilised agricultural area. The structure of agricultural land with organic farming is still strongly dominated by grassland
(88% in 2008), which shows that the transition to this type of production was primarily animal holdings decided for.
Organic farming has been spreading in the EU as well. In 2007, the EU-15 countries ran organic farming (or the areas were in convertion to it) on
4.7% of the total utilised agricultural area (3.0% in 2000). The highest share of organic farming is in Austria (11.7% in 2007), Sweden (9.9%) and
Italy (9.0%), while among the new Member States the leading ones are Latvia (9.8%), Estonia (8.8%), and the Czech Republic (8.3%). By the
share of agricultural land with organic farming, Slovenia ranks somewhere in the medium of EU-27.
Methodology
Data for Slovenia:
Objectives summarized by:the Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Slovenia for the period 2007-2013, and the Action Plan of
Organic Farming Development in Slovenia until 2015 (APOFD).
Source database or source: Data on the number of farm holdings and the area subject to organic farming control are collected by the Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MAFF). They are published on a href="http://www.mkgp.gov.si/en/">their website (Areas of Work > Agriculture).
Since 2004, these data have been published also by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SORS) on its SI-STAT data portal:
- Environment and natural resources > Agriculture and Fishing > Plant Production > Produce and surfaces > Groups of land categories and crops
(ha).
- Environment and natural resources > Agriculture and Fishing > Organic farming > Land use by type of farming (ha).
Data administrator: MAFF and SORS
Data acquisition date for this indicator: 6.11.2009
Methodology and frequency of data collection for the indicator: Data on the inclusion in organic farming are supplied by organisations
authorised for control and certification. Data include area for which the farm holdings have already obtained the certificate, and the area in
conversion to organic farming in the transitional period before obtaining the certificate. Data are published every year and are available from 1999
on.
Data processing methodology: Data on area under organic farming are used directly, and the relative indicator is calculated by dividing this area
with the total utilised agricultural area (area under organic farming /UAA x 100).
Information concerning data quality:
- Advantages and disadvantages of the indicator: the advantage of the indicator is in its regular publication within SORS. Reporting is governed by
rules and is uniform for the entire EU.
- Relevance, accuracy, robustness, uncertainty:
Reliability of the indicator (archival data): The indicator is reliable.
Uncertainty of the indicator (scenarios/projections): Scenarios and projections are not available.
- Overall assessment (1 = no major comments, 3 = data to be considered with reservation):
Relevance: 1
Accuracy: 1
Completeness over time: 1
Completeness over space: 1
Data for the EU:
Source database or source: Data on the share of utilised agricultural area included in organic farming by individual Member States are available
in EUROSTAT databases (Statistics Database > Statistics > Main tables > Agriculture, forestry and fisheries > Agriculture > Organic farming >
Area under organic farming (%)).
Data administrator: European Commission, EUROSTAT
Data acquisition date for this indicator: 6.11.2009
Methodology and frequency of data collection for the indicator: DData refer to area included in the organic farming control. Data are provided
by Member States once in a year.
Data processing methodology: Data are used directly.
Geographical coverage: EU-15 is composed by old Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Information concerning data quality:
- Advantages and disadvantages of the indicator: the advantage of the indicator is in its regular publication within EUROSTAT. Reporting is
governed by rules and is uniform for the entire EU.
- Relevance, accuracy, robustness, uncertainty (from the point of view of data):
Reliability of the indicator (archival data): The indicator is reliable.
Uncertainty of the indicator (scenarios/projections): Scenarios and projections are not available.
- Overall assessment (1 = no major comments, 3 = data to be considered with reservation):
Relevance: 1
Accuracy: 1

Completeness over time: 1

Completeness over space: 1
Linked indicators
[KM03] Area under agrienvironment Support
16 November 2009
Tina Volk, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
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