Support of € 26 million for organic in The Netherlands
Dutch Minister Adema of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has recently presented the action plan "Growth of Organic Production and Consumption" to the Dutch Parliament, which includes the ambition of 15% organic farming area by 2030.
The growth of organic is part of an acceleration towards more sustainable food production.
Organic agriculture in the Netherlands can play an important role in the transition to a sustainable and future-proof agriculture. With this action plan, we as the central government set out the ambition to substantially increase organic production and consumption. The actions are a starting point to work together with chain parties.
This is a prerequisite and therefore this action plan is structured along three goals: