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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.

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.