Agriculture Reference
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growing farms or enterprises. Normally, during five year period after seed material renewing,
farmers use part of their own crop yield as a seed material for the next season.
Spring season
Autumn season
Joint amount
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Year
Figure 20.
Organic seed amount in tons in Lithuanian market in spring and autumn seasons and joint amount during
2006-2013 [23], Source: Ekoagros.
5. Animal husbandry
The highest farm number where was certified organic livestock was reached in 2012 (Figure
21). It covered 888 farms and compounded 35% from the total certified organic farm number
in Lithuania. Similar to EU (Figure 22) cattle and sheep are the most popular species from
organic livestock in Lithuania (Table 4). Total certified organic livestock number in Lithuania
constantly grew from 2004 to 2012 (except rabbits). The increase of organic animal number
(heads) mostly was influenced with coming new certified organic livestock farms to market
and only a part of observed increase was induced with development of early organically
certified farms.
Certified organic farm number with animal husbandry, farms
1000
888
817
805
832
796
716
800
740
575
600
445
400
200
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
Figure 21.
Dynamics number of certified organic farms with livestock during 2004-2012 [18], Source: Ekoagros.
