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Sustainable Farming - Organic Farming

High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Thursday, May 07, 2009

Organic Farming

Up until 2002, there was a marked increase in the area covered by the Organic Aid Scheme but this has declined since then. Until recently, the bulk of the increase has involved rough grazing, however, the Organic Aid Scheme is now targeted more towards attracting the conversion of arable land, where the environmental benefits of converting to organic land are greater.

Number of Hectares covered by the Organic Aid Scheme

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Source: Organic Annual Report to 2005, CAP Payments Division from 2006 onwards

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Page updated: Thursday, May 7, 2009