Fewer organic farms in Switzerland

The number of organic farms in Switzerland has declined for the first time in 25 years according to the organic food organisation, Bio Suisse. President of Bio Suisse, Regina Fuhrer said, that there were 6,114 organic farms in Switzerland last year, a decline of 166 or 2.6 percent compared with the previous year. Organic farms account for 11 per cent of farms, with many of them located in Swiss mountain regions. Seventy-five per cent of sales were channelled through the two big Swiss retailers, Coop and Migros, with eight per cent of total Coop turnover from products bearing the Bio Suisse certification label, a bud.