Why Flemish organic products?
Belgium’s organic area covers around 101,000 hectares.
In 2024, Belgium counts 2,622 organic farms — an increase of no less than 52% compared to ten years ago.
The number of animals in Belgium’s organic livestock sector has grown strongly over the past decade, with the largest increase seen in organic pig farming.
Organic products that are marketed as certified organic guarantee a certain production method that has to meet many additional standards.
For fruit, vegetables and cereals, organic amongst other things means that they are grown without artificial fertilizer, with a great deal of attention for a resilient, fertile soil and without chemical-synthetic crop protection products.
For farmed animals, organic means organic feed, spacious accommodation, compulsory space outside, fewer medical interventions and more space for showing their own, typical behaviour.
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