Alpe-Adria
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Alpe-Adria is a bioregion in Central Europe, embracing all of Slovenia, the Austrian states of Carinthia and Styria, and the Italian regions of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and Veneto. {{As of|2004}}, it is the subject of a proposal to create the world's first organic bioregion.
Italy and Austria were the pioneers in organic farming and are today leading the field, with Austria having over 23% and Italy 15% organic agriculture {{As of|2017|lc=on}}. Slovenia has been gradually catching up since its independence in 1991. Its organic sector grew from being less than 0.1% of Slovenian agriculture in 1998, to reaching 10% {{As of|2017|lc=on}}, surpassing the European Union average of 7%.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
See also
- The Alps-Adriatic Working Group
- Alpe Adria Cup, a men's basketball competition involving teams from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia
References
- Feffer, John, [http://www.greens.org/s-r/37/37-18.html "The Organic Alternative: Slovenia, the European Union, and the Debate over Sustainable Agriculture]. Synthesis/Regeneration, Spring 2005, Number 37.
- Eurostat, [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20190130-1 Agriculture: EU organic area up 25% since 2012], January 2019
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