Green Party wants to make UK farming 100 percent organic in 50 years
In addition to many other proposals on climate change, sustainability and massive public spending; the Green Party election manifesto (published 15th April) makes suggestions which could radically change the UK farming system if the party gets into power.
Party leader Caroline Lucas outlines in the document how the party plan to reform the Common Agricultural Policy to make all farming 100 per cent organic in 50 years. The overall plan is to replace Common Agricultural Policy with organic farming and a more localised food production system. The manifesto suggests the following changes:
• Ban live exports and the production and sale of battery eggs, as well as phasing out factory farming of animals.
• Establish a supermarket ombudsman as soon as possible to protect farmers and reduce dominance of large food chains
• Localise the food chain - with extra support for small farms and farmer's markets , as well as help for those in other types of local farming food jobs
• Work towards a complete ban on GM food in European countries
• Reduce the use of pesticides
The Green Party has a system in place for how they will achieve a totally organic agricultural system in the UK. They aim to set and meet targets every five years, with the hope that they can convert at least 10 per cent more of UK production to organic every time they do so.
Party leader Caroline Lucas outlines in the document how the party plan to reform the Common Agricultural Policy to make all farming 100 per cent organic in 50 years. The overall plan is to replace Common Agricultural Policy with organic farming and a more localised food production system. The manifesto suggests the following changes:
• Ban live exports and the production and sale of battery eggs, as well as phasing out factory farming of animals.
• Establish a supermarket ombudsman as soon as possible to protect farmers and reduce dominance of large food chains
• Localise the food chain - with extra support for small farms and farmer's markets , as well as help for those in other types of local farming food jobs
• Work towards a complete ban on GM food in European countries
• Reduce the use of pesticides
The Green Party has a system in place for how they will achieve a totally organic agricultural system in the UK. They aim to set and meet targets every five years, with the hope that they can convert at least 10 per cent more of UK production to organic every time they do so.
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