The paper is elaborated on the basis of primary and secondary information sources. Primary sources were
obtained by the method of questionnaire survey of organic farmers and the method of direct interview with the staff
of the Agricultural Paying Agency and the Central and Testing Institute in Agriculture (CCTIA). 122 organic
farmers representing 34.4% of all organic farmers according to database of the CCTIA for the year 2013 were
interviewed by the telephone. The share of surveyed farmers represents the coverage for all regions of Slovakia. A
legal form and size of the business was irrelevant for the survey. Secondary sources of information were sources of
literature, internet resources and legislation on the matter.