Organic Farm Scheme must reopen

Number of applicants highlights lack of support available to sector 

Applications for the Organic Farming Scheme closed on Friday, April 30 last. File Picture. 

The Organic Farm Scheme (OFS) must re-open immediately given the low number of applicants recently, the's IFA Organic Project Team Chairman Nigel Renaghan has said.

Despite increased funding to facilitate 400 to 500 farmers, just 317 applications were made.