Organic Production

Compiler: Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Tike
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Main topic: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): No
European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description

The statistics contain the harvest yields for Finland’s major, organically grown field crops and information on their on-farm use. Data is collected as a sample survey of organic farmers and only includes certified organic land that is completely given over to organic production (transitional phase areas are not included).

Content

The statistics contain information on the harvested areas and yields of cereals, turnip rape, potatoes, peas, hay and silage. They also illustrate on-farm use, either as standard or organic produce, and figures on sales from farms as either standard or organic produce. The first questionnaire was sent in 2006.

Categories

Data is presented for the whole of Finland.

 Data collection and sources

Data is collected as a sample survey of about 1,000 organic farmers. The population comprises all organic farms registered with the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira and the sample is selected on the basis of farm size and location (major region). Data is collected using a postal questionnaire.

Update frequency

The statistics are updated either annually or every two years.

Preparation and publication schedule

The 2009 harvest statistics will be published on 30 June 2010.

Time series

Data is available from 2006 onwards.

Keywords

harvest, organic production, cereals, herbage crops, potato, organic farms

Contact details

Name: Karppinen, Sirpa
Telephone: +358 20 77 21341

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