Organic production remained popular in 2023
Neuchâtel, 14.05.2024 - In 2023, there were 47 719 farms in Switzerland, 1.3% fewer than one year earlier. Organic farming is still in vogue: 7896 or 16.5% of all farms were organic, farming almost a fifth of the utilised agricultural area. Trends in livestock numbers were varied: While the number of dairy cows (–2.0%) and pigs (–3.5%) declined, poultry numbers rose slightly by 0.3%. These are some of the findings of the farm structure survey produced 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
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Federal Statistical Office
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