Ecological agriculture in Slovak Republic

Apart from the production function the agriculture fulfils also other functions, including the function of the sustainable development. The traditional conventional agriculture pollutes considerably the environment and causes the undesirable climatic changes. One of the possible alternatives of the conventional agriculture is the ecological agriculture as a way to maintain the sustainable development of the country. The ecological agriculture is the environmentally friendly system and it is based on the principle of the return to the nature and production of the healthy and high quality bio-food. The development of the ecological agriculture in Slovak Republic is influenced by several negative factors, therefore it is being developed slowly.