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Organic farmland at record high in Denmark
But increased demand requires more research, contends expert
8 percent of all farmland in Denmark is organic (photo: Pixabay)
April 7th, 2017 9:42 am| by Christian W
More and more Danish farmers are turning to organic produce these days, and that is reflected in the amount of farmland in Denmark dedicated to organic farming.
From 2015-2016 the amount of land used for organic farming in Denmark increased by 21 percent, so now a record 8 percent of all farmland in Denmark is organic.
“The organic production area increased by 36,986 hectares from 31 May 2015 to 31 May 2016 and the total reported organic land was at 216,794 hectares last year,” a new report from the Food and Climate Ministry (here in Danish) documented.
Needs improvement
The increase in organic food is most likely down to a mix of rising demand worldwide and poor earnings for traditional agriculture in Denmark for a number of years.
But being organic isn’t necessarily a boon for the environment on all fronts, and according to Lizzie Melby Jespersen, a researcher at the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, more research into the organic arena is needed.
“It would be a benefit for the environment and biodiversity to restructure a larger area to organic land, because in organic agriculture it is forbidden to use synthetic pesticides that reduce the biodiversity of plants, animals and micro organisms,” Jespersen told DR Nyheder.
“But we need a new organic research program so we can increase the yields, farm animal health and welfare while reducing the risk of leaching and evaporation of nitrates.”
Over the past year, 537 new organic farmers popped up in Denmark, so the nation now has a total of 3,173.
（要旨）デンマークにおける有機栽培農地が２０１５年から２０１６年にかけて２１％も増加し、結果、農地全体の８％を占める状況になっています。 このことは、環境面や生物多様性に関する面においても成果につながるものです。 何故なら、合成殺虫剤の使用等が制限されることにもなっているからです。 但し、今後も関連の研究は必要だとしています。 最後に、過去一年で５３７戸のオーガニック農家が増加し、国全体としては３，１７３戸になったと伝えています。
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より望ましい方向に向っているように思います、デンマークは。 日本はどうなっているのでしょうか。 国民や消費者の意識が肝要であろうと思います・・・。
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＜原文の一部＞
Organic farmland at record high in Denmark
But increased demand requires more research, contends expert
8 percent of all farmland in Denmark is organic (photo: Pixabay)
April 7th, 2017 9:42 am| by Christian W
More and more Danish farmers are turning to organic produce these days, and that is reflected in the amount of farmland in Denmark dedicated to organic farming.
From 2015-2016 the amount of land used for organic farming in Denmark increased by 21 percent, so now a record 8 percent of all farmland in Denmark is organic.
“The organic production area increased by 36,986 hectares from 31 May 2015 to 31 May 2016 and the total reported organic land was at 216,794 hectares last year,” a new report from the Food and Climate Ministry (here in Danish) documented.
Needs improvement
The increase in organic food is most likely down to a mix of rising demand worldwide and poor earnings for traditional agriculture in Denmark for a number of years.
But being organic isn’t necessarily a boon for the environment on all fronts, and according to Lizzie Melby Jespersen, a researcher at the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, more research into the organic arena is needed.
“It would be a benefit for the environment and biodiversity to restructure a larger area to organic land, because in organic agriculture it is forbidden to use synthetic pesticides that reduce the biodiversity of plants, animals and micro organisms,” Jespersen told DR Nyheder.
“But we need a new organic research program so we can increase the yields, farm animal health and welfare while reducing the risk of leaching and evaporation of nitrates.”
Over the past year, 537 new organic farmers popped up in Denmark, so the nation now has a total of 3,173.
（要旨）デンマークにおける有機栽培農地が２０１５年から２０１６年にかけて２１％も増加し、結果、農地全体の８％を占める状況になっています。 このことは、環境面や生物多様性に関する面においても成果につながるものです。 何故なら、合成殺虫剤の使用等が制限されることにもなっているからです。 但し、今後も関連の研究は必要だとしています。 最後に、過去一年で５３７戸のオーガニック農家が増加し、国全体としては３，１７３戸になったと伝えています。
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より望ましい方向に向っているように思います、デンマークは。 日本はどうなっているのでしょうか。 国民や消費者の意識が肝要であろうと思います・・・。
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