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BELLRINGER. Explain in complete sentences what are past and present organic farming products demands. Previous homework, due today. EXPLAIN IN DETAILS ORGANIC FARMING. HOMEWORK due tomorrow.

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  1. BELLRINGER Explain in complete sentences what are past and present organic farming products demands.

  2. Previous homework, due today EXPLAIN IN DETAILS ORGANIC FARMING

  3. HOMEWORK due tomorrow CALCULATE APPROXIMATELY SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF ORGANIC FARMING PRODUCTS FOR A COMMUNITY. IT MAY BE JUST ONLY YOU!

  4. Eco-organic farming in Estonia: institutions, supply, environmental public goods and integrated sustainable development planning in rural areas

  5. CONTENT • INTRODUCTION • SUPPLY • EXTERNAL PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS • INSTITUTIONS • OBJECTIVES

  6. ESTONIATOTAL POPULATION 1,4 MILLION, ONE THIRD RUSSIAN SPEAKING, CAPITAL - TALLINN

  7. Introduction • Total area of Estonia ~4 500 000 ha • Agricultural land ~ 1 million hectar • Organically farmed 30 600 ha in 2002 • The growth 7,5 times during last 4 years • The number of eco-organic farmers has increased from 89 to 583 from 1999 to 2002 in Estonia • 2/3 out of 583 have cattle, but only 136 have certificate to sell organic meat

  8. Land use types of Estonian organic farms in 2002 (modified from Ader, 2003) expressed in hectares and as a percentage of total area under organic production in Estonia.

  9. Supply • Demand for organic products has increased • new opportunities to export organic produce • The area of land cultivated organically will rise in the near future in Estonia, • Economic aspects (effectiveness, competitiveness) are not investigated in Estonian context

  10. Eco-organic agriculture and external effects • External benefits and costs associated with eco-organic farming • recreation benefits • ecological functions: • landscape • nutrient leaching • soil erosion

  11. Eco-organic farming institutions • The Law on Organic Farming • Estonian Organic Farming Database • Estonian Foundation for Organic Farming • Association of the Organic Producers of Estonia • Informal: • Traditional farming methods • www.sahver.ee

  12. OBJECTIVESSupply • Determine the economic viability of eco-organic production • Estimate the opportunity costs of developing the sector • Evaluate the willingness of land managers to supply eco-organic products;

  13. OBJECTIVESEco-organic agriculture and external effects • Evaluate and quantify the supply of non-market environmental goods and services • The cost ofnon-market environmental benefits • Measure the public demand and preferences for non-market environmental goods and services

  14. OBJECTIVES Eco-organic farming institutions • Establish the attitudes to eco-organic production • Assess the compliance of Estonian traditional farming methods with eco-organic farming certified requirements • Ascertain the formal and informal obstacles • Find out the impact of EU and governmental support mechanisms • Propose policy initiatives

  15. OBJECTIVESEco-organic farming institutions • Analyse the policy integration • Assess the level of participation

  16. The average size and number of eco-organic farms in Estonia at the end of 2002 (modified from Ader 2003).

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