One-in-20 Acres Organic in Ireland by 2012

"ONE in every 20 acres of Irish farmland will be delivering organic produce by 2012, to keep up with consumer demand for "greener" food, Junior Agriculture Minister Trevor Sargent said yesterday.

The ambitious target to increase organic production five-fold in just five years will be achieved through a payments scheme which will see organic farmers receiving up to €22,000 a year during the conversion period and €16,000 after that, the former Green Party leader said."

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