| | Organic Agriculture in Hungary |
 | | Export possibilities and contacts with the organic sector outside of Hungary encouraged the first state farms to convert to organic agriculture as soon as Hungarian trade companies were founded, with the aim of establishing a Hungarian market for organic products. |
 | | The importance of animal husbandry increased, however, sharply in 2002, and the number of farms with animal husbandry doubled; the number of livestock units increased by 40% (8,387 livestock units and 72 organic livestock farms in 2001; 11,210 livestock units and 137 organic livestock farms in 2003). |
 | | The number of organic agriculture-related subjects is increasing in high schools and colleges, as well as in universities, and pupils and students are afforded the opportunity to focus on organic agriculture as part of their education. |
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