In addition, background information on issues such as standards Organic agriculture is practiced in 178 countries, and 57.8 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by approximately 2.7 million farmers. The main findings can be summarised as follows: • Organic agriculture is practised in almost all countries of the world, and its share of agricultural land and farms is growing. FiBL & IFOAM – Organics International launched the 20th edition of ‘The World of Organic Agriculture’ at Biofach 2019. Over 71.5 Million Hectares Of Farmland Are Organic!The latest global data on organic farming worldwide will be presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM – Organics International at BIOFACH, the world’s leading trade fair for organic … The yearbook comprises of country-specific data and expert analysis on both global and regional scale with the purpose of illustrating the latest trends in the global organic agriculture. This third global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. March 2017 www.organic-world.net provides data and statistics on organic farming worldwide organic-world.net - Presentations "The World of Organic Agriculture 2018" skip to navigation . Growth was noted for all important indicators: Area, producers and retail sales. The session on global organic farming and market trends will take place place from 4 pm to 4.45 pm, on February 14, 2018 at BIOFACH, NürnbergMesse, Nürnberg, Germany. The organic market in Europe continues to grow. * Organic agriculture is practiced in 178 countries, and 57.8 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by approximately 2.7 million farmers. Organic agriculture is practiced in 164 countries, and more than 37.5 million hectares of agricultural country are managed organically by 1.9 million farmers. This book documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. The global sales of organic food and drink reached almost 64 billion U.S. dollars in 2012. Table of Contents 4 FiBL & IFOAM – Organics International (2018): The World of Organic Agriculture. In 2018, it increased by almost 8 percent and reached 40.7 billion euros. This third global report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. Voluntary sustainability standards continue their growth across the world. The statistics are supported with graphs and tables. Yearbook "The World of Organic Agriculture" About "The World of Organic Agriculture" The study (352 pages) contains reports, authored by experts, on the organic sector and emerging trends in all regions and selected countries. The latest data on organic farming worldwide will be presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM – Organics International at BIOFACH, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food, in Nuremberg, Germany. (2018) The World of Organic Agriculture. The latest data on organic agriculture world-wide, regulations, and organic markets were presented and the 20th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends 2019" the yearbook on global organic agriculture was launched at this session. Frick and Bonn COMMODITY CASE STUDIES 127 The State of Sustainable Markets: Statistics and Emerging Trends – 2017 128 Julia Lernoud, Jason Potts, Gregory Sampson, Salvador Garibay, Matthew Lynch, Vivek Voora,