David Laughlin from Organic NI said that the group was set up to represent the organic sector following lobbying to include an organic farming scheme in the new Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 for NI last year.

The original draft RDP for NI did not include funding for organic farming. However, local organic farmers took their case to Brussels and a scheme was included in the final document which was approved by the European Commission in August last year.

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