Analysis of organic food supply potentials in the wider area of Maribor

Delež ekološkega kmetijstva se v Sloveniji iz leta v leto povečuje. V Sloveniji je bilo leta 2015 v kontrolo ekološkega kmetijstva vključenih 3.417 kmetijskih gospodarstev, kar predstavlja 4,7 % vseh kmetij. V raziskavi predstavljamo tržno ponudbo ekološkega kmetijstva na širšem območju Maribora. Anketiranje smo izvedli v treh občinah (Hoče - Slivnica, Rače - Fram, Slovenska Bistrica). Na tem območju je bilo v letu 2015 48 ekoloških kmetij, od tega smo jih v anketno analizo vključili 30 (62,5 %). Povprečna velikost kmetije je bila 18,5 ha. V strukturi zemljišč je bilo največ travnikov in pašnikov, kar pomeni, da se večinoma ukvarjajo z živinorejo. Med poljščinami so bila najbolj zastopana žita, nato krompir in koruza. Analizirane kmetije prodajo največ pridelkov na lastnem dvorišču (66,4 %), sledi prodaja v KZ (12,86 %), na tržnicah (7,3 %), v specializiranih trgovinah (3,8 %) in v javnih zavodih (0,8 %). Več kot polovica (53,33 %) izmed njih nima možnosti širitve ekološke pridelave. Ostali ocenjujejo svojo priložnost predvsem na področju predelave. Ugotovili smo, da se kmetje ukvarjajo z ekološkim kmetijstvom predvsem zaradi subvencij (37 %). Na nekaterih kmetijah (13,33 %) ne vidijo prihodnosti v ekološkem kmetijstvu, saj nimajo ne naslednikov ne vizije. Na analiziranih kmetijah so pretežno zadovoljni z delovanjem strokovne svetovalne službe (83 %), ocenjujejo pa, da bi lahko strokovnjaki večkrat prišli na kmetije ter organizirali več strokovnih ekskurzij.The share of organic farming has been increasing in Slovenia year by year. In Slovenia, 3,417 agricultural holdings were included in the system of organic farming control in 2015, which stands for 4.7% of all farms. This research study presents the organic farming market offer in the broader Maribor area. A survey was conducted in three municipalities (Hoče – Slivnica, Rače – Fram, Slovenska Bistrica). In 2015, there were 48 organic farms in that areathe survey analysis encompassed 30 of them (62.5 %). The average farm size was 18.5ha. The land structure mostly comprised meadows and pastures, which is why most of the farms practise livestock farming. The most common field crop was cereals, followed by potato and maize. Farmers sell most of their products at their backyards (66.4 %), followed by sales in the cooperatives (12.86 %), at farmers\u27 markets (7.3 %), in specialized stores (3.8 %) and public institutions (0.8 %). More than half of them (53.33 %) do not have the opportunity to expand their organic production. Others see an opportunity mostly in food processing. It has been established that farmers are practising organic farming mainly for the subsidies (37 %). On some farms (13.33%) they do not see a future in organic farming, because they have no successors or vision. The analysed farms are mostly satisfied with the work of the professional advisory service (83 %). However, they believe that experts should come to farms more often and organise more professional fact-finding trips