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 Share of total organic farming out of total utilised agricultural area (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Share of total organic farming out of total utilised agricultural area (%) by Geographic localization (Agrarian area); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Agri-environment indicators statistics
First available period 1994
Last available period 2008
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Agrarian area)
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • AGRICULTURAL HOLDING:  Technical-economic unit that uses common production factors such as labour, machinery, facilities, land, among others, fulfilling the following four conditions: 1) yield agricultural products or maintain, in good agricultural and environmental conditions, the lands that are no longer used for productive purposes; 2) reach or exceed a certain size (in area or number of animals); 3) be subject to a single management; 4) be located in a well-defined and identifiable area.
  • ORGANIC FARMING:  A form of sustainable agricultural production based on the biological activity of the soil, fertilised with organic material, avoiding the use of synthetic chemical products and readily soluble fertilisers, respecting animal welfare and appropriate numbers, favouring preventive strategies in plant and animal health. The aim is to achievehigh-quality foodstuffs, environmental sustainability, use of local resources and dignification of agricultural activities.
  • UTILISED AGRICULTURAL AREA:  Area of the holding which includes arable land (cleared and under cover of forest stands), family vegetable garden, land under permanent crops and permanent pasture.
Formule (Superfície agrícola utilizada em modo de produção biológico/ Superfície agrícola utilizada)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 23/12/2010


information presented in 5/11/2025