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Promoting Balanced Growth of Organic Farming in the EU: Barriers, Drivers, and the Potential of future Public Procurement policy design

The shift to organic farming is influenced by a mix of interconnected barriers and drivers. A review of existing research, mental models, workshops, and interviews highlighted common problems such as unstable demand, limited processing facilities, not enough advisory support, labour shortages, and inconsistent policies. At the same time, positive factors like farmer-to-farmer learning, advisory help, clear action plans, collaboration across different sectors, and public awareness campaigns were identified. These findings show that the move to organic farming is not blocked by a single issue but depends on how well the whole food system works and how different actors—farmers, advisors, processors, distributors, consumers, and policymakers—coordinate their efforts.

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