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| Fowler, Sue; Green, Michael; Hitchings, Roger; Jedwell, Andrew; Kennard, Bob; Little, Tony; McCalman, Heather; Pearson, Neil; Powell, Jane; Rowlands, Gareth; Spiller, Gary; Thomas, Huw; Wacher, Carolyn; Weller, Richard. |
| Organic Centre Wales (OCW) was originally formed to act as an information source for producers enquiring into organic farming; in our second phase, in response to changes in the sector, we have an increased remit on policy issues. It has been a busy time, seeing the production of a second Organic Action Plan, the implementation of the CAP reform and development work on agri-environment reforms. The year also saw the start of organic maintenance payments for farmers. This Annual Report contains accounts of the progress that has been made on many fronts during the last 12 months, particularly in market knowledge due to the research for the recently published report, 'Organic Food: understanding the consumer and increasing sales'. This information,... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Education; Extension and communication Farming Systems. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10816/1/annrepeng04.pdf |
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| Haward, Rob; Green, Michael. |
| The organic market in the UK reached a value of £1.015 billion during the 2002/2003 financial year. The market for organic food and drink in Wales and the surrounding counties is estimated to account for 6.3 per cent of this, a total of £64 million. Assuming the proportion of sales of organic fruit and vegetables in Wales is the same as the UK as a whole then the market for organic fruit and vegetables in Wales can be valued at £20.5 million for the financial year 2002/03. The area of fully organic horticultural land in Wales in April 2003 was 513 hectares with 102 producers involved in organic fruit and vegetable production. Of these producers, over 60 per cent were mixed farms encompassing livestock and/or cereals alongside horticulture. The estimated... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Education; Extension and communication Markets and trade Surveys and statistics Vegetables Fruit and berries. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/11081/1/MIhort2004.pdf |
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