Opportunities for the Hungarian organic sheep and deer farmer
Nearly 1,600 organic farming enterprises are inspected by the Hungarian organic inspection authority, Biokontroll Hungária Kht.. Only 160 of these farms keep livestock. Cattle are the most common species, but the percentage of sheep is also significant (Biokontroll Hungária Kht., 2004). The sheep are generally kept in extensive circumstances, on pastures and meadows that form over 46% of the controlled 128,690 organic hectares in Hungary. As the number of organic producer has increased markedly since 1996, there is a growing confidence in organic farming as a viable production enterprise.
Title of publication: Systems development: quality and safety of organic livestock products
Location: 4th SAFO Workshop 17-19 March 2005, Frick, Switzerland
Author: O. Székely, T. Kupai
Organization: Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming (SAFO)
Year: 2005
Country/ies: Hungary
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Conference paper
Full text available at: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/255729749_East_Balkan_swine_in_Bulgaria__an_option_for_organic_production
Content language: English