19/10/26 Defra secretary on organic farming and sustainable farming incentive; cider apples

Podcast: Farming Today · BBC Radio 4

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

Over the next nine years the government would like to see the amount of land farmed organically in England treble, from 3.4% now to 10% by 2036. It's part of the new Organic Action Plan for England which the government says will 'open up opportunities across the sector'. Demand for organic food is growing, the UK market is worth £3.9 billion a year and ministers aim to reduce the amount of imported organic food. While the ambition in the strategy has been welcomed, it's been already been criticised for a lack of funding. The Sustainable Farming Incentive, England's biggest farm environmental scheme which p...