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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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