The organic sector has grown steadily in EU countries in recent years. In 2022, 10.4% of the total utilised agricultural area and 4.5% of the market share was organic. The Farm-to-Fork Strategy of the EU sets the ambitious target of reaching 25% organic area by 2030. The Horizon Europe project OrganicTargets4EU aims at identifying scenarios and initiating a multi-stakeholder policy dialog in support of this target. To better understand what drives the organic sector as to inform its further development, an EU literature review was conducted, enriched with empirical findings from selected EU countries. The key insights are presented below.
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