The Organic Farming Scheme and the Organic Grant Scheme both reopened on January 1st 2010. These schemes are operated by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The Organic Farming Scheme is an agri-environment measure under the Department’s Rural Development Programme 2007-13. Farmers may enter into a contract for a minimum of five years and could [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Pre budget submission 2009
IOFGA have in the past few years submitted several prebudget submissions to the government. The aim of these submissions is to highlight to the government the need to allocate sufficient resources to the organic sector in order to ensure that it can develop to meet the domestic demand for organic products. Here is our submission [...]
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IOFGA seeks Certification Panel Members
IOFGA is seeking suitably qualified personnel to sit on their Certification Panel. Qualifications and experience required may include Degree level qualification, FETAC or equivalent in Agricultural Science and/or Food Science Knowledge of organic standards Experience in farming, growing and/or processing organic product The successful candidates will be expected to attend regular meetings in the IOFGA [...]
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Organic Food Growth defies the recession
Organic food sales throughout much of Europe have remained strong despite the recession. The latest research has found that organic consumers have not turned their backs on the organic sector and still continue to prioritise their spending capacity by buying organic food. ” Looking back at 2009, Amarajit Sahota, director of consultancy and research firm [...]