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Organic agriculture grows 70% in the Comunitat Valenciana A report of ecological production in Spain 2017 published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, shows that in the period 2010- 2017, the number of producers that undertook organic farming increased by 60%, from 1,886 in 2010 to 3,013 in 2017. This percentage is very similar to the national average. The ecological production system in the Mediterranean Arc ( Andalusia, Catalonia, Murcia and the Valencian Community) represents 65% of the total national ecological area and 58% of the producers throughout the country. Spain is the top EU country for agricultural areas dedicated to organic farming, and one of the five most important in the world. From: Levante