Area under organic farming

In Romania, organic agriculture has experienced an upward trend since 2016. The area under organic production increased from 1.7 % of the agricultural area used in 2016 to 4.53 % in 2021, and in 2022 the cultivated area .

Romania’s 2014–2020 national rural development programme financed a series of measures, such as investments in agricultural holdings and the processing/marketing of agricultural products, as well as working to register farms in an organic farming information system. The national action plan for the development of organic production also includes measures encouraging the processing of products obtained from the local organic farming system, encouraging consumers to obtain organic products in a .

For 2030, the objective for the area under organic production in Romania is 800 000 ha, or 6% of the utilised agricultural area. This will be achieved by creating product value chains, linking production to consumption needs, integrating production into supply chains, developing local and regional networks, supporting farmers’ associations, adapting research to the needs of the organic farming sector .