The Sardinia Organic District is the best organic region in Europe. The jury decided it EU Organic Awards 2026the prizes that the European Union will award from 2022 to those who stand out in the organic supply chain. The awards ceremony took place on 23 September in Brussels, on European Organic Day, at the Commission’s Charlemagne building. Sardegna Bio was competing in the category best organic region/biodistrict. The other two finalists were the Portuguese intermunicipal community of Alto Tâmega and Barroso and Pla de Manlleu, in Catalonia. The recognition does not provide cash prizes, although it guarantees good visibility at a European level.
What is a biodistrict
According to the competition regulations, a biodistrict is a territory in which farmers, citizens, tourist operators, associations and public bodies sign an agreement to manage local resources according to the principles of organic agriculture. The category is organized by the European Committee of the Regions, the jury also includes the Commission, the EU Parliament and Council, Copa-Cogeca and IFOAM Organics Europe.
The numbers of the Sardinian district
Born in 2021, Sardegna Bio is the first and largest Italian organic district. It covers 24,090 square kilometers, the entire surface of the island, and brings together approximately 2,600 organic companies on 184 thousand certified hectares. According to the district, Sardinia is now the sixth Italian region in terms of organically cultivated surface area.
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The award was received by President Andrea Campurra, who also leads the National Network of Organic Districts, and Vice President Giorgio Demurtas, President of Coldiretti Cagliari. Campurra explained that the district has given a home to those in Sardinia who have always believed in organic farming, often with great sacrifices. For the regional councilor for Agriculture Francesco Agus this is a great result for the island and its producers.
The other winners
Italy had another finalist, Turin, in the organic city category. However, the prize went to Cussac-Fort-Médoc, a French municipality in the Gironde with just over two thousand inhabitants, where 50% of the products in the school canteens are organic, and half of the fresh vegetables come from a municipal garden next to the school.
In the European Union, organic farming now occupies around 17 million hectares, around 11% of the agricultural surface, while the strategy From producer to consumer sets a target of 25% by 2030.
