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Following the rapid growth in the area of organically managed Welsh land
between 1998 and 2002, the last two years have been a period of
consolidation. During 2003/04 the area under organic management grew by
5.6% from 54,306 hectares in April 2003 to 57,361 hectares in April 2004.
This is encouraging as it reverses the 6.5% decline that occurred in
2002/03. In addition, fully organic land area in Wales increased by 19.7%
from 41,381 hectares in April 2003 to 49,546 hectares in April 2004. |
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However, the area of in-conversion land has fallen by almost 40% over the
same period and there has been a fall in the number of registered organic
producers from 619 in April 2003 to 613 in April 2004, indicating that a
number of organic farms have de-registered and taken their land out of
organic management.
All figures are taken from the Soil Association's Organic Food and
Farming Report 2004 unless otherwise stated.
Key Welsh organic statistics, 2003/04
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The area of Welsh land
under organic management (incorporating in-conversion and fully
organic land) increased by 5.6% to 57,361 hectares
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Fully organic land area
increased by 19.7% from 41,381 hectares in April 2003 to 49,546
hectares in April 2004
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The area of in-conversion
land has fallen from 12,925 hectares in April 2003 to 7,815 hectares
in April 2004.
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Within Wales, Powys is the
county with the largest organically managed land area
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In April 2004 there were
613 registered organic producers in Wales, 15% of the UK total
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Beef and sheep production
dominate organic farming in Wales, and as a consequence almost 90% of
fully organic land in Wales is grassland
To find out more about organic food and
farming in Wales, follow the quick links below:
Organic
land in Wales 2003/04
Information
on how much organic land there is in Wales and where it is
Key
sectors of organic production in Wales 2003/04
Information
on the number of farmers, average farm size, land area by enterprise type,
arable and horticultural production
Organic
Farming Statistics for Wales, 2000/01 and Organic
farming statistics for Wales, 2002/3
Information
on production in previous years
Market intelligence resources for organic farming in
Wales
A range of advice and information for Welsh organic
farmers, including marketing e-bulletins, producer factsheets and reports
examining the key sectors of organic production in Wales.
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