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The area of land under organic management in Wales increased by 12.3% from
57,361 ha in April 2003 to 64,390 ha in January 2005, outperforming
every other nation in the UK. |
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- Organically managed land in Wales accounts for 9.4% of the total
organic land in the UK and approximately 4% of the total agricultural
(organic and non-organic) land in Wales.
- Fully organic land area in Wales increased by 11.9%, from 49,546 ha
in April 2004 to 55,442 ha in January 2005 (See table 1).
- In the nine months to January 2005 the area of in-conversion land in
Wales increased by 14.5%. Whereas the area of in-conversion land in the
UK as a whole declined by 10.7% over the same period.
Figure 1: Change in organically managed land area, Wales, April 2002
to January 2005
Table 1: Organically managed land (OML) in Wales and the UK, April 2003
to January 2005
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April 2003 |
April 2004 |
January 2005 |
% change to January 2005 |
Proportion of total UK organic land (%) |
|
Wales |
In-conversion |
12,925 |
7,815 |
8,948 |
14.5 |
17.2 |
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Organic |
41,381 |
49,546 |
55,442 |
11.9 |
8.7 |
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Total |
54,306 |
57,361 |
64,390 |
12.3 |
9.4 |
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UK total |
In-conversion |
192,090 |
58,074 |
51,879 |
-10.7 |
7.6 |
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Organic |
534,267 |
630,299 |
634,222 |
0.6 |
92.4 |
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Total |
726,357 |
688,373 |
686,101 |
-0.3 |
100.0 |
Organic land area by county
Within Wales, Powys has 47% of the in-conversion land area, but West
Wales has 38% of the fully organic land.
Table 2: Organically managed land (%) by region, January 2005
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Region
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% organically managed land area |
Northeast Wales
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11.9 |
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Northwest Wales |
17.4 |
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Powys |
24.7 |
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South Wales |
3.2 |
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Southeast Wales |
6.2 |
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West Wales |
36.6 |
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