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- Secretary Dame Angela Eagle launched the Organic Action Plan to reach 10% farmland organic by 2036.
- Defra aims to raise organically managed land from 3.4% to 10% of England’s farms.
- The organic market, worth £3.9 billion, grew 4.2% last year.
- English Organic Forum co-chair Adrian Steele said stronger financial support is needed for farmer conversion.
- Riverford CEO Rob Haward called the Sustainable Farming Incentive funding round ‘shambolic’ after a six-hour closure.