?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+Farming+in+Wales+1998+-+2003&rft.creator=Lampkin%2C+Nic&rft.creator=Powell%2C+Jane&rft.subject=+Education%2C+extension+and+communication&rft.subject=+Farming+Systems&rft.description=In+1998+Ron+Davies+MP%2C+the+then+Secretary+of+State+for+Wales%2C+established+three+industry+working+groups+to+develop+action+plans+for+the+dairy%2C+red+meat+and+organic+farming+sectors+in+Wales.+With+the+publication+of+the+Organic+Sector+Action%0D%0APlan+in+March+1999%2C+the+working+group+was+restructured+to+form+the+Organic+Strategy+Group.+In+the+four+years+since+the+publication+of+the+action+plan%2C+there+has+been+significant+progress+in+the+development+of+the+organic+sector+in+Wales.+Organic+production+has+increased%2C+established+organic+producer+groups+and+processing%2C+distribution+and+retailing+businesses+have+thrived%2C+and+many+new+businesses+and+initiatives+have+been+established%2C+bringing+a+greater+business%2C+social+and+cultural+diversity+to+the+organic+community+in+Wales.+But+there+have+also+been+challenges%2C+notably+the+difficulties+faced+by+milk+producers+in+finding+markets+for+organic+milk+as+a+result+of+the+dramatic+increase+in+supplies+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+this+illustrates+the+need+for+new+initiatives+to+respond+to+a+dynamic+and+changing+situation+as+the+organic+sector+develops.+This+report+stands+as+a+record+of+the+achievements+of+the+action+plan%2C+and+the+agencies+that+have+supported+its+delivery.&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10811%2F1%2F5yrcompeng.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10811%2F2%2F5yrcompcym.pdf&rft.identifier=Lampkin%2C+Nic+and+Powell%2C+Jane+(2003)+Organic+Farming+in+Wales+1998+-+2003.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10811%2F