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What is Organic Centre Wales (OCW)? OCW is the national resource for consumers, farmers and policy makers committed to more sustainable food and farming in Wales. Set up in 2000, it delivers projects to support the organic sector for the Welsh Government.[link:about::About the Centre
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Organic action plans Organic action plans build on the idea that it is possible to influence the development of organic food and farming by political means. The first Welsh organic action plan was prepared by the Welsh Agri-Food Partnership in 1999 (see The Welsh Organic Food Sector: A strategic action plan, available from OCW), with a target of 10% of the Welsh agricultural sector to be organic by 2005. With support from OCW, the Organic Strategy Group produced a second Welsh Organic Action Plan in 2004. This Plan focused more on developing the market for organic products, so that an increased land area target is pursued in the context of market development. In 2010 the Action Plan is being reviewed to fit with the new Food and Drink Strategy which is being drafted by the Welsh Assembly Government. If you would like to be involved, please contact of the Food Fish and Market Development Division (FFMDD) at WAG. See our history of support for organic farming in Wales on this website. External links: The English Action Plan Two Years on (English Action Plan follow up) The European organic action plan Providing information on organic food and farming in Wales
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