Europe's Organic Fruit Industry

摘要

The organic fruit industry is currently undergoing a boom throughout Europe Nowhere is this more true than in those countries with long experience in organic and integrated crop management protocols such as bio-control and integrated pest management (IPM) Indeed, the positive impact of these approaches has made public opinion more aware of, and responsive to, environmental and food-safety issues Countries like Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands had even by the early 1990s clearly shown avid interest in organic fruit produce, a support stimulated in consumer-oriented campaigns promoted by organic grower associations, new "boutique" retailing, and the demand from supermarket chains (Sansavini and Wollensen, 1992). To these initiatives are to be added the proactive efforts undertaken to disseminate, educate, and even regulate the sector at various levels by the international Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) dating back to 1972.