Kilkenny farmers are urged to take advantage of the Organic Farming Scheme
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Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture with Responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity Senator Pippa Hackett confirmed the continuation of the Organic Farming Scheme Picture: Fennell Pho );
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Kilkenny farmers considering an application to the Organic Farming Scheme have until April 30 to do so, following the reopening of the scheme earlier this month with an additional budget of €4 million for 2021.
This additional funding was confirmed by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett when she confirmed the continuation of the scheme last month.
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In 2019, in the EU, a total of 13.8m, hectares of land were being organically farmed (or 8.5%), so a jump to 25% in 10 years is considered ambitious \ Barry Cronin
The European Union (EU) Farm to Fork strategy wants to make our food systems more environmentally sustainable while enabling healthier diets for consumers. It started in 2020 and aims to drastically cut pesticide use, increase soil health, reduce fertiliser use and reduce overall EU sales of antimicrobials for farmed animals and aquaculture over 10 years. An additional aim is to increase organic farming area across the EU to 25% by 2030.
In 2019, in the EU, a total of 13.8m, hectares of land were being organically farmed (or 8.5%), so a jump to 25% in 10 years is considered ambitious.