10797: Organic Centre Wales Factsheet 24: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS)
(November 2006) Organic Centre Wales Factsheet 24: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS). Organic Centre Wales.
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Summary
This factsheet describes the Organic Farming Scheme, an agri-environment scheme that offers payments to farmers in Wales to help them convert to organic farming with the aim of benefiting the environment. It is a key part of the Organic Action Plan for Wales, one of the aims of which is to increase the area of agricultural land in Wales under organic management by 10 – 15% by 2010. The OFS is funded by the EU and the Welsh Assembly Government as part of the 1999-2006 Rural Development Plan (RDP) for Wales, and will be subject to revision for the new 2007-2013 RDP. Issues covered include, how payments are structured, who is eligible, how to apply and how to get advice on organic conversion.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Organic Farming Scheme, conversion, payments |
| Subject Areas: | Food systems > Policy environments and social economy Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication Farming Systems > Farm economics |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Univ. Aberystwyth > Organic Centre Wales (OCW) |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 10797 |
| Contact: | OCW, |
| Deposited On: | 18 June 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Other |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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