Estudio comparativo de la producción y consumo de alimentos ecológicos en España y Alemania

A comparative study of production and consumption of organic food in Spain and Germany The production of organic food can be seen as a choice of future for the agriculture since the concern about the environment and a healthier alimentation is growing day by day. Worldwide there is a continuous expansion in production and consumption of organic food, with Spain and Germany as the main references in terms of ecological agricultural area. However, the organic food market in Spain is not as mature as the German, so the objective of this article is to contribute to the knowledge of the divergences between both countries. For that, in addition to a descriptive analysis of the production and consume of organic food, an empirical work is done to allow to, among other issues, show the significant differences between Spanish and Germans in the perception of qualities attributable to this food and the trust in the information provided by them.