Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Organic Farming: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Martin BrowneMartin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I earlier raised this matter with Bord Bia. The organic sector strategy group was established in 2018 and the target was set for 7.5% of land to be organically farmed. That came from a base level of 1.8%. I asked Bord Bia about the German model, where it was done right from the start, although, as we were told, it commenced there earlier. Will the Department commit to ensuring that people who enter the organic sector will not be pressured into producing quick results to meet a policy target for which there seems to have been little preparation? We need to ensure the organic sector will be seen as an attractive venture, rather than putting pressure on it from the start.

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