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Extra subsidies encourage organic farming

Language: English Series: Daily Telegraph ; 11 March 1999, 18(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: The increase in organic conversion payments for arable land from £100 to £180 per acre in April 1999 has encouraged an extra 280 farmers to 'go organic'. The scheme had previously only attracted 400 farmers since it started in 1993.
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The increase in organic conversion payments for arable land from £100 to £180 per acre in April 1999 has encouraged an extra 280 farmers to 'go organic'. The scheme had previously only attracted 400 farmers since it started in 1993.