Increase Ökolandbau to 30 to 40 percent by 2030

The state government wants to increase the proportion of ecological agriculture to 30 to 40 percent by 2030. The country supports companies with several measures in the conversion of conventional to ecological agriculture.

"Ecoland construction is the goal and measure equally for us in Baden-Württemberg. We want to cultivate 30 to 40 percent of the area ecologically. Good examples from practice, such as the BioF Bohner , are part of the Econsetzbw Knowledge transfer and exchange should make it easier for farmers to switch their business to ecoland construction, ”said the Minister of Nutrition, Rural Area and Consumer Protection, Peter Hauk, on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, on the occasion of the visit of the Bohoof Bohner in Bad Waldsee in the Ravensburg district as part of its summer tour.

on the Bohner Bohner the cattle are kept in a compost stable. It offers the cows a lot of cow comfort through freedom of movement and soft lying surfaces. In summer they graze on the orchard. Domestic insects find a habitat on the flower meadow and can hibernate in it.

economy in the natural circulation

"I find it remarkable how the Bio-company family, the topics of animal welfare in the compost stall and biodiversity in their area management. To strengthen diversity but also to convince farmers and to persuade them to build ecoland, ”emphasized Minister Peter Hauk.

"For us, business in the natural cycle means where one element reaches directly into others. This way we can keep our animals particularly appropriate to the environment and protect the environment and climate," said Marion Bohner, who is also a member of the Naturland Presidium and on the State Director Baden-Württemberg of the eco-association.

at all levels, i.e. in production, processing and marketing, the value chain offers potential for companies in Baden-Württemberg. "But what we also need is an understanding among consumers for organic farming and a correspondingly increasing demand for regional organic products," said Hauk and emphasized that he was aware that the framework conditions for organic farms - as for the agriculture and the corresponding value chain as a whole - are currently challenging.

ecological agriculture in Baden-Württemberg

at the end of 2021 there were 5,176 agricultural eco-companies in Baden-Württemberg. This corresponds to a share of 13.5 percent of agricultural businesses in the country. The ecologically managed agricultural area in the country was 14.5 percent with a total of 203,830 hectares - as of December 31, 2021.

The land has with the Biodiversity strengthening law as well as the coalition agreement, among other things, the goal that 30 to 40 percent of agricultural areas will be managed according to the principles of ecological farming by 2030.

We want to achieve this with a market and demand-oriented approach. With the action plan "Bio from Baden- Württemberg" also a significant contribution. With it, the country wants to improve the framework conditions for already ecologically economy businesses and facilitate the new entry into biological agriculture. The focus is on the production, processing and marketing of organic products and organic foods from Baden-Württemberg as well as a corresponding consumer information.

To strengthen domestic eco-land construction, we have further developed the "Bio from Baden-Württemberg" action plan, which has existed since 2012. One focus is to include (other) actors along the value chain in order to strengthen the organic value chains in the country as a whole. When implementing the action plan "Bio from BW", we rely on active participation of the economic actors and associations as well as science.