Review article

https://doi.org/10.31727/gzb.42.4.2

The state of organic olive growing in the European Union and the Republic of Croatia

Kristina Batelja Lodeta orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-3490 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Snježana Bolarić orcid.org/0000-0002-0555-8922 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Aleš Vokurka ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Snježana Kereša orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-568X ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Đani Benčić ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Vesna Očić orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-6743 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska

Abstract

The development of organic olive oil production directly is related to the development of organic agriculture. The first recorded data in EUROSTAT on quantities of organically produced olives has been for Italy for year 2002 and for Croatia for year 2009. The largest part of organic olive production is concentrated in Spain, Italy and Greece. European Union (EU) legislation is constantly advocating for the stimulation and growth of organic food production and organic production. In Croatia, although production of organic olive trees has recorded a significant increase in yields as well as growing areas, we encounter misunderstanding and ignorance of the principles of organic production, ineffective legal regulation the absence of organic nurseries as well as a very small number of organic oil refineries for the processing of organically produced olives.

Keywords

EU; Croatia; organic production; olive growing

Hrčak ID:

223645

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/223645

Publication date:

28.7.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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