?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Some+reasons+for+non-conversion+of+horticultural+producers+in+Wales&rft.creator=Little%2C+Tony&rft.subject=+Production+systems&rft.subject=+Values%2C+standards+and+certification&rft.subject=+Surveys+and+statistics&rft.description=A+questionnaire+survey+of+about+2500+farmers+who+had+contacted+OCIS+in+Wales+since+1996+was+used+to+find+out+why+more+horticultural+producers+were+not+converting+to+organic+production.+Of+272+respondents%2C+43+had+a+horticultural+enterprise+on+their+farm+and+26+identified+horticulture+as+one+of+their+main+enterprises.%0D%0A%0D%0ATwelve+of+these+converted%2C+but+the+main+reasons+given+by+the+remainder+for+not+converting+were+the+cost+of+certification+and+the+low+level+of+OFS+payments.+The+OFS+provides+only+limited+support+for+horticulture+enterprises+as+payments+are+based+on+area%2C+and+many+holdings+are+small+and+may+even+be+ineligible+for+payment.+No+concerns+were+expressed+about+the+market.+%0D%0A&rft.date=2002-10&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10850%2F1%2FReasons_for_nonconversion_of_horticultural_producers.pdf&rft.identifier=Little%2C+Tony+(2002)+Some+reasons+for+non-conversion+of+horticultural+producers+in+Wales.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10850%2F