2001 saw the amount of agricultural land under organic cultivation in the Netherlands increase by 15% – but this was not enough to meet specified government targets.

The amount of land under organic cultivation grew to 31,009 hectares from 26,874 in 2000, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said in a statement released yesterday [Monday].

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Organic farmland represents just 1.6% of the total farm area in the Netherlands, but the government hopes to raise this to 10% by 2010. To meet this target, however, the ministry of agriculture said organic land would have to grow at approximately 25% per year, starting in 2001.

The number of farms committed exclusively to organic production grew 13% lat year to 1,024. Most of the land devote to organic production is used for dairy farming (62%), followed by arable farming with 22%.

The government has earmarked some €125.7m (US$118.7m) to support on organic farming between 2001 and 2004.

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