The Agricultural Revolution is Organic

"THE amount of Welsh land classed as organic grew by more than a fifth last year, prompting a leading expert to predict all of Wales’ farmland will one day make the switch.

The nation’s organic land area increased by 22% during the year ending January 2008, reaching 6.4% of the total agricultural area, according to statistics released by Defra.

Some 857 holdings are now in conversion or fully organic, compared with 710 in January 2007, showing that Wales is well on the way to meet the Welsh Organic Action Plan target of 10 to 15% of Welsh land organic by 2010.

Dr Nic Lampkin, director of Organic Centre Wales, said the growth reflected good market conditions and support from the Welsh Assembly Government."

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