agriculture; organic farming; development; less favoured areas

Charakteristika, specifika a cíle ekologického zemědělství. Vývoj ekologických metod zemědělského hospodaření v ČR od roku 1990. Faktory determinující rozvoj EZ v ČR. Úloho EZ pro stabilizaci a rozvoj méně příznivých oblastí.

Organic agriculture includes all agricultural systems that promote the environmentally, socially and economically sound production of food. These systems take soil fertility as a key to successful crops growing and livestock breeding. By respecting the natural capacity of plants, animals and the landscape, it aims to optimise quality in all aspects of agriculture and the environment. Organic farming dramatically reduces external inputs by refraining from the use of chemosynthetic fertilizers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. In the Czech Republic the organic methods of farming have been developed since 1990 and in last three years was recorded a big interest in this way of agricultural activities. It has been markedly shown in widening of areas under organic management, especially in mountanious less favoured areas.