In 2020, 15% of agricultural holdings in Switzerland were organic
Neuchâtel, 11.05.2021 - While the number of agricultural holdings (49 363 in 2020) continued to decline (–1.3% compared with 2019), more and more holdings became organic (+3.8%). The utilised agricultural area (UAA) remained almost unchanged. Dairy cows continued to decrease (–1.5%) while poultry numbers continued to increase (+5.2%). Furthermore, 149 500 persons worked on the holdings according to the farm structure census 2020 carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Mamoun Bencheikh-Latmani, FSO, Economic Structure and Analyses section, tel.: +41 58 463 61 00, email: Mamoun.Bencheikh-Latmani@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
