Strategy for the future of organic farming
The "Strategy for the Future of Organic Farming" is aimed at boosting the growth of the organic farming and food sector with the target set to reach 20 percent organic farming in Germany by 2030. It was developed within a 18-month participatory process that involved about 200 representatives of the organic sector, the Federal Laender and the academic community. The Strategy contains five action areas. They are the national core areas for stronger growth in the organic sector. At the same time, they address important challenges that organic farming faces: - designing a viable and coherent legislative framework; - facilitating access to organic farming; - fully utilising the demand potential and expanding it further; - improving the productivity of organic agri-systems; and - providing adequate remuneration for ecological contributions. The 24 specific action strategies provide the organic sector with additional growth impetus along the entire value adding chain including.
This "Organic Farming – Looking Forwards" strategy is designed to shine the spotlight on the economic and policy conditions for organic farming in Germany in order to strengthen the sector's competitive stance and productivity, and contribute to more sustainable management of vital natural resources. Because achieving an increase in the organic share of agricultural production is reliant on consumer demand, this kind of policy support will promote a self-perpetuating upswing that does not generate renewed dependence on state handouts. The forward-looking strategy is thus an important national-level component of Germany's National Strategy for Sustainable Development. It provides a solution to overcoming the resource policy challenges faced by agriculture and offers the farming sector further development perspective.
