Question reference: S1W-00838
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 9 August 1999
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 August 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission an investigation into the economic potential of organic food production in Scotland and an assessment of the environmental and economic impact of organic farming.
Answer
A review of the organic farming sector in Scotland, including an assessment of the environmental and socio-economic impacts of organic farming, is currently under way. A report is expected later this year, a copy will be placed in the Parliament library.