European Information System for Organic Markets (EISFOM)
Toralf Richter,
Helga Willer,
Katja Bahrdt
Funding:
EU Concerted Action QLK5-2002-02400
Project Outline
European
markets for organic products are developing fast; more and more
farm land is converted to organic production.
In order to adjust production and consumption levels, detailed
market information is needed. This is especially relevant for decisions
involving the conversion of specific land or livestock enterprises
that require high investments into glasshouses, housing, processing
facilities, etc. Likewise, valid, accurate and up-to-date data
information is essential for policy-makers, consultants, the processing
industry and others.
Most European countries gather only very basic data on organic
farming. In many cases, important market data, e.g. the amount
of production, consumption, international trade or producer and
consumer prices, does not exist. Furthermore, there is no standardization
in the collection of data which are therefore seldom comparable.
Thus only rough estimates of the levels of organic food production
and consumption in Europe are available.
EISfOM is a European Concerted Action (CA), which aims to build
a framework for reporting valid and reliable data of relevant production
and market data from the European organic sector in order to meet
the needs of policy makers, farmers, processors, wholesalers and
other actors involved in organic markets.
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