Sargent pledges support for organic sector

JUNIOR Minister Trevor Sargent has pledged to stand by organic farming in tough pre-budget negotiations.

“A commitment to organic farming is essential to government cohesion.” So said Sargent at the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association’s recent AGM event.

His statement was in response to a request from the floor for more money for the certification bodies, in light of an expected flood of applicants to convert to organic from January 1.