the world of organic agriculture - Organic Eprints
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12 <strong>Organic</strong> Farming in Africa<br />
12.10 Statistics & Information Resources for Africa<br />
Table 25: Africa: Land under <strong>organic</strong> management and <strong>organic</strong> farms<br />
country year area under<br />
<strong>organic</strong> management<br />
(hectares)<br />
share <strong>of</strong> total<br />
agricultural are<br />
number <strong>of</strong> farms<br />
Algeria 2004 1‘400 0.003 %<br />
Benin 2005 400 0.01% 650<br />
Burkina Faso 2004 30 -<br />
Cameroon 2003 7‘000 0.1%<br />
Egypt 2005 24‘548 - 500<br />
Ghana 2005 19‘132 0.13%<br />
Ivory Coast 2005 0 -<br />
Kenya 2005 182‘438 0.69% 30’000<br />
Madagascar 2000 129 -<br />
Malawi 2002 325 0.01% 13<br />
Mali 2003 170 .<br />
Mauritius 2004 150 0.13%<br />
Morocco 2003 20‘040 0.14% 12‘051<br />
Mozambique 2004 600 - 5‘000<br />
Niger 2004 12 -<br />
Rwanda 2005 50 - 10<br />
Senegal 2004 2‘500 0.03% 3‘000<br />
South Africa 2001 45‘000 0.05% 250<br />
Sudan 2005 200‘000 0.15% 650<br />
Tanzania 2003 55’867 0.14% 30’000<br />
Togo 2004 90 - 1<br />
Tunisia 2004 155‘323 1.59% 608<br />
Uganda 2004 122‘000 0.99% 33’900<br />
Zambia 2004 187‘694 0.53%<br />
Zimbabwe 2004 1‘000 - 2’425<br />
Total <strong>organic</strong> area/farms in<br />
Africa covered by <strong>the</strong> FiBL<br />
survey 2005 / 2006 1.025.898 0.2% 119’140<br />
Source: FiBL-Survey 2005/ 2006<br />
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