creators_name: Anon, 
type: other
datestamp: 2007-06-18
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:36:19
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic Centre Wales Factsheet 24: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS)
ispublished: pub
subjects: 8policy
subjects: 9education
subjects: 2farmecon
full_text_status: public
keywords: Organic Farming Scheme, conversion, payments
abstract: 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.
date: 2006-11
date_type: published
institution: Organic Centre Wales
refereed: never
citation: Anon, (2006) Organic Centre Wales Factsheet 24: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS).
document_url: http://orgprints.org/10797/1/24OFSeng.pdf