The development of organic agriculture in the period 1991–2013 is determined in addition to legislative rules by
the amount and structure of financial support, which is mainly influenced by the EU financial support. During
2000–2006 there was the SAPARD programme, with the priority no. 2 – sustainable rural development and one of
the measures were Agricultural production methods designed to protect the environment and maintain the
countryside. The measure only contributed to the financial commitments by a share of 1.29% compared with 4.29%
planned (MASR, 2013).