Organic Balkans. Stakeholders, policies and institutions: a regional perspective.

Although organic farming in the Balkans is still fragile, it is already an important driver for the development of the primary sector thanks to the dynamism of its new stakeholders and chains of production, the consolidation of legal frameworks and a significant overhaul of traditional objectives in food and local production systems. This volume compares the beginnings of organic farming in the various countries of South East Europe. It analyses the sector on a regional level through an evaluation of the related administrative structures, policies, stakeholders, and markets. The world of organic farming offers significant insight as much into the evolution of the agricultural sector as into the process of European integration of the Balkans.