Guides will be distributed to consumers and will develop activities in feeding centers and commercial centers of the three regions, among other things.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is organizing the Second Week of Organic Agriculture, an initiative that is part of the national information campaign and promotion of products from organic farming. Under the slogan 'Organic Farming. Live, "the shares will develop in Catalonia, the Basque Country and Valencia, from tomorrow until next Saturday, June 9.

The aim of the campaign is to encourage the consumption of products from organic farming. To this end, actions are aimed at consumers, industry, distribution and channel HORECA hotels, restaurants and catering.

II Week of Organic Agriculture will distribute guides for consumers as the "25 reasons to live Organic Farming" and a directory of manufacturers, in order to reflect society's the benefits of organic farming.

Further action will facilitate the distribution and the channel HORECA contacts necessary to include organic products in their menus.

Was also active in feeding centers, as well as in commercial centers of the three autonomous regions above.

To assist the development of the Spanish organic production, MAPA power demand of these products, while offering citizens a choice of consumption in Europe has a large acceptance. To enhance outreach efforts, the Ministry has launched a website ( www.vivelagriculturaecologica.com ) with specific information on actions to be developed II in this week of organic farming.

Information and Promotion of products from organic farming has the challenge of expanding the knowledge of this type of food among the Spanish population, encourage consumption and stimulate domestic demand for them. Currently, 62'1 per cent of the Spanish population does not consume organic products due to ignorance, or are not easily found.

That campaign two years, funded by the European Union and the MAP (50 per cent respectively), started last November 2006 with the organization of the First Week of Organic Agriculture. This time, the program of promotional activities aimed at Spanish families, professionals, trade and education as well as consumer associations.

Spain is the second European country in ecological area:

Spain is the second European country with the largest area devoted to organic production, according to statistics from a 2006 map, which has an organic farm in agricultural area of over 900,000 hectares, and involves over 19,000 operators .

Although Spain is the second country in Europe, behind Italy, with more area devoted to organic production, it is estimated that 70 percent of Spanish production of such products are mainly exported to Europe, especially Germany, Holland, France and United Kingdom, where they arrived on fresh produce. The consumption of products from organic farming in the domestic market still represents a small expenditure on food of the Spanish.

Andalusia (58 percent), Aragon (7.61 percent), Extremadura (6.79 per cent) and Catalonia (5.98 percent) were the regions that led the ranking by area under organic production.