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Double the amount of organic produce that comes from Scotland
Last updated 3 years ago
SNP Manifesto 2021, p.104We will… double the amount of organic produce that comes from Scotland...
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Status
This promise is in progress. In October 2021, the Scottish Government announced that it was reopening the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) to “support the ambition of doubling the amount of land under organic management”. The administration committed to offer further rounds of the scheme until 2024.
“Creating a fairer, greener nation” (Scottish Government, 27th October 2021)
Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (Scottish Government Rural Payments and Services, 28th October 2021)
Other pledges
The SNP also pledged to double the amount of land used for organic farming.