Organic Farming Statistics for
Wales 2000/01
UK Organic Farming Statistics
Number
of farms and total land area (ha) registered by UKROFS (30/12/01)
| Country |
No.
of Producers |
1st
year conversion |
2nd
year conversion |
Organic |
Total |
| England |
|
44,202 |
45,411 |
129,918 |
219,531 |
| Scotland |
|
107,168 |
50,411 |
248,214 |
405,793 |
| Wales |
|
8,729 |
11,436 |
30,287 |
50,451 |
| Northern
Ireland |
|
908 |
1,317 |
1,630 |
3,855 |
| Total
Dec 2001 |
3,981 |
161,008 |
108,574 |
410,049 |
679,631 |
| Total
Dec 2000 |
3,563 |
147,209 |
185,943 |
194,171 |
527,323 |
| Total
Nov 1999 |
2,322 |
286,920 |
135,848 |
422,768 |
| Total
July 1998 |
1,157 |
13,534 |
49,777 |
63,111 |
| Total
July 1997 |
983 |
11,655 |
42,165 |
53,824 |
Uptake
of the Organic Aid Scheme and Organic Farming Scheme in the UK
Number
of farms and total land area (ha) registered with the Organic Aid and
Organic Farming Schemes, 1999/00
| Country
|
Old OAS scheme
|
New OFS scheme*
|
| No.
of Agreements |
Land
area (ha) |
Expenditure
(£) |
No.
of Agreements |
Land
area (ha) |
Expenditure
(£) |
| England |
425 |
17,505 |
2,945,500 |
1270 |
100,000 |
11,350,000 |
| Wales |
61 |
2355 |
128,000 |
262 |
24,495 |
3,144,800 |
| Scotland |
128 |
76,408 |
481,000 |
306 |
135,854 |
1,226,000 |
| NI |
3 |
29 |
7204 |
21 |
1040 |
171,000 |
| Total |
617 |
96,297 |
3,561,704 |
1859 |
261,389 |
15,891,800 |
*Still
called Organic Aid Scheme in Scotland
Sources:
MAFF, FRCA, SERAD, DARD
OCIS
enquiries in England and Wales, June 1996 to December 1999
| |
England |
Wales |
Total |
| Total
enquiries |
10236 |
2046 |
12282 |
| Requests
for visits |
4892 |
1141 |
6033 |
| Dairy |
1902 |
350 |
2252 |
| Arable |
2043 |
180 |
2223 |
| Beef |
2749 |
820 |
3569 |
| Sheep |
2726 |
1070 |
3796 |
| Pigs |
567 |
89 |
656 |
| Poultry |
673 |
99 |
772 |
| Vegetables |
1271 |
184 |
1455 |
| Fruit |
445 |
49 |
494 |
| Other |
401 |
75 |
476 |
Source:
Soil Association, 2000
|
