Organic agriculture has gained a significant foothold in Slovakia in recent years. ‘Some 7.05 % of total agricultural land is managed organically – 136 688 ha – with 22 613 ha in conversion,’ says Ms Lehocká. Ms Lehocká has coordinated a number of national projects to develop organic farming in Slovakia, and has contributed to an international project on agricultural supply chains in EU Member States led by the Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), in the Netherlands. In addition, she has helped organise ECOMIT,  the international conference on sustainable agriculture, and represents Slovakia on the board of the EU Group of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM). Slovakia is now home to some 350 organic farmers, meaning the average size of organic farms is relatively large – 434.9 ha. There are also 418 organic agriculture ‘operators’ (i.e. wild plant collectors, organic seed distributors, producers of organic food etc.).