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Particularly in Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta and Eastern Europe

Poor organisation of fruit & vegetable businesses in EU countries

In whole areas of some EU countries there are poorly organised fruit and vegetable businesses, reports German website Proplanta.de. This is particularly true of Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta, and pretty much all Eastern European counties with the exception of The Czech Republic. Germany, by contrast, have an above average percentage of businesses affiliated to growers associations, around 55%, Austria are lower at 40% just under the EU average of 43%.

EU Agricultural Commissioner Dacian Ciolos

These figures are from an actual European Commission report, presented last Monday to European Ministers of Agriculture by Agricultural Commissioner Dacian Ciolos.

The European Commission states in her report how the current incentive program is falling short: they need to make the case for growers organisations more attractive by explaining the benefits; how they will profit from increased sales, optimise production costs and stabilise growers prices.