Reopening of organic farming scheme set for March

€4m in extra funding will allow 400-500 new entrants onto the scheme
Reopening of organic farming scheme set for March

The Scheme is expected to result in an increase of up to 30% in the number of organic farmers in Ireland this year. File Picture.  

The Organic Farming Scheme will reopen to new entrants during the first week of March, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.

The reopening - subject to EU Commission approval - is expected to result in an increase of up to 30% in the number of organic farmers in Ireland this year.

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