🌱February's good news in organic🌱 (original) (raw)
Scotland's Organic Market Grows 20.6% in 5 Years
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🌱February's good news in organic🌱 🌿 Following last month's amazing news of a Scottish Organic Action Plan, this month saw the opening of Scotland's Agri-Environmental Climate Scheme (AECS) funding windows, both organic maintenance and conversion payments available. As David McKay, Soil Association Scotland Co-Director and Head of Policy Scotland, said, “In the past few years we have seen a rise in farmers seeking organic certification. Recent statistics reveal that in Scotland, while the market share is still small, organic food and drink has grown by 20.6 per cent in five years. We believe right now is the best time in decades for farmers in Scotland to grab onto a market that is only growing.” Momentum in Scotland's organic movement continues! 🛒"Greater awareness of healthy diets and concerns over ‘trusted’ food mean sales are growing at fastest pace in two decades", says Zoe Wood at The Guardian. Excellent coverage from The Guardian this month highlighting how organic continues to deliver for consumers looking for solutions on health, quality and trust. Clare Hadway-Ball, Senior Commercial Manager at Soil Association Certification was quoted as saying, “people are still concerned about the cost of living but health is also really important, and for the last two years organic has been outperforming non-organic.” 🫖This strong consumer appetite for products that meet their needs on health and natural ingredients has contributed to Ecotone reporting a milestone £700m turnover. Congratulations to Ecotone! 🥬Pesticides continue to be a hot topic of conversation in consumer press - we agree that all 10 pesticides in discussion should be banned in the UK. In the meantime, organic continues to offer the best shortcut to avoiding pesticides in your diet.
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