The 11th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics compiled by FiBL and IFOAM that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about land use in organic systems.

The purchase of the book includes free download of the pdf version, access to excel sheet with selected data and powerpoint presentations. Organic faming is practiced in more than 150 countries and 35 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically. The global sales of organic food and drink reached 50.9 billion US dollars in 2008.

The book also contains information on the global market for organic food, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, development support for Organic Agriculture and insights into current and emerging trends for organic agriculture by geographical region.