Dynamics of organic agriculture in Andalusia: Moving toward conventionalization?

This article analyzes the evolution of organic production in Andalusia (Southern Spain) over the course of the past decade. The analysis shows the important growth sustained by this sector supported above all by public funding. However, it is developing within an institutional framework that is favorable to conventional agriculture, generating certain imbalances that are pushing organic production towardconventionalization, and generating a strong dependence on public funding and the behavior of international markets. An institutional change is required, promoting a model of organic production that is far removed from theinput substitutionmodel, in order to ensure that organic production is more sustainable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]