ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND ORGANIC FOODSTUFFS: HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPLES AND ADVANTAGES, STATE OF MARKETS, LEGISLATION
Concepts of «organic production», «organic foodstuffs», «organic agriculture» are defined. The historyof organic agriculture development in Europe is followed. The modern state of bioproduct market and the legislation on organic production in UC countries, as well as general principles of bioorganic agriculture were studied. The analysis of the results of food value and safety of organic foodstuffs in comparison with their traditional analogues was carried out. State and prospects of organic foodstuffs market in Russia are analyzed.