“The market should determine the extent of the growth of the organic sector, not any pre-set target figure”, said the Parliament’s rapporteur on the EU action plan for organic farming, Simone Schmiedtbauer (EPP, Austria), on Monday 2 May.
After a debate on Monday evening, the Parliament will vote, on Tuesday 3 May, on this report which, at this stage, does not support the European Commission’s proposed target of 25% of the EU’s agricultural area devoted to organic production by...