The announcement that the deadline for entrants to REPS 4 is May 15th will seriously limit the growth of the organic farming sector this year. This leaves farmers 6 weeks to finalise their REPS Plans and enter into the scheme. This is not realistic as many potential members had hoped to join the scheme throughout [...]
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REPS 4 Deadline Undermines Government 2012 Targets For Organic Sector
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Minister Sows The Seeds For Expansion Of Organic Farming
Minister Trevor Sargent today launched the Organic Farming Action Plan which outlines how the Minister plans to achieve the ambitious target of 5% of agricultural land certified as organic by 2012. The plan is indeed ambitious as the current status of organic production stands at just over 41,000 hectares which translates to 0.9% of the [...]