People in France are buying more and more organic produce and a survey has found that nine out of 10 people ate organic foods last year.

The rise in interest saw the bio market grow by 22% in 2016 to 7billion with 69% of people telling the Agence Bio/CSA study that they regularly bought organic.

Florent Guhl, head of Agence Bio promotion group, said: Organic is growing in scale but is managing to keep its fundamental values.

He said the 50% of the people who bought organic were changing their way of eating and watching what they ate with 65% opting for seasonal products, 61% opting for fresh products and 58% aiming to cut food waste.

The strong market growth has come with the arrival of new specialist shops which account for 25% of the growth and make up 35% of the sector. That does not mean leading supermarkets are being left behind as they are offering their own ranges on specialist shelves and make up 45% of the market.

One area that the organic movement needs to improve upon, however, is in increasing the amount of bio product grown in France as 24% of that sold is imported, although Mr Guhl said that this was mainly for processed products.

The Connexion will be running an article on organic foods in our July issue where we look at the costs and possible benefits. Do you think organic food is better for you? Let us know at news@connexionfrance.com

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More people opting for organic food at home - The Connexion