Organic farming has been growing each year in Romania and most organic products are exported, said Simona Man, State Secretary at the Agriculture Ministry. About 70-80% of Romania’s organic products are sold abroad.

The number of companies operating in the sector and the number of processing plants have also been going up, Man said, cited by local Agerpres.

In 2010, the land used for organic farming covered some 182,000 hectares. The total surface reached almost 290,000 hectares by the end of 2014.

The number of processing units rose from 48 in 2007 to 120 in 2014, the State Secretary added.

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