2023-05-09 06:33:08
Federal Statistics Bureau
Neuchâtel, 09.05.2023 – Switzerland had 48,344 farms in 2022, which is 1.1% less than the previous year. More and more of them practiced organic production: almost one farm in six (16.2%) was organic during the year under review. Covering 1,042,000 hectares, the useful agricultural area has remained stable compared to 2021. The number of animals has undergone various changes: if the number of dairy cows has decreased slightly (–0.5%) and that that of pigs increased slightly (+0.5%), that of poultry clearly increased (+4.3%). These results are taken from the latest survey of agricultural structures carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
You will find this press release and other information on this topic on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for sending questions
Mamoun Bencheikh-Latmani, OFS, Economic Structure and Analysis Section,
tel.: +41 58 463 61 00, e-mail: [email protected]
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