Defra targets trebling of England’s organic farmland by 2036
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
All 2 reports on Wed, 14 October 2026
What it is about
Adrian SteeleRob HawardDame AngelaNature Friendly Farming NetworkSoil AssociationEnglish Organic ForumPeterborough, Peterborough, United KingdomUnited KingdomGovernmentEnglandEuropeFrance
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
fwi.co.uk
The Guardian World
14 Oct, 03:30over 13 hours14 Oct, 16:49
How it spread - 2 original reports
Wed, 14 October 2026
2 reports- fwi.co.uk03:30first to report
Defra has launched a 10-year plan to expand organic farming in England, aiming to nearly treble the share of agricultural land managed organically as
- The Guardian World16:49
Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding The government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but concerns remain over how the transition will be funded. Currently, just 3.4% of England’s agricultural land is farmed organically, one of the smallest shares in Europe. France, for example, farms 10.4% of its land organically, and aims to increase this to 18% by 2027....