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Directions and objectives of organic farming policies in the European Member States<\/h3>

ES Green Deal <\/em>The CAP Action Plan has been developed over two years (2022, 2023) in the Member States. These include steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 % by 2030.\u00a0<\/p>

One of the elements of this strategic plan for Latvia is how to strengthen the position and contribution of organic farming. As we know, organic farming focuses on technologies and measures that contribute to environmental and climate protection and biodiversity. This is achieved without the use of energy-intensive inputs and materials such as artificial fertilisers and plant protection products. Instead, organic farms make greater use of internal farm resources and natural processes such as composting, crop rotation, which clearly reduce the energy footprint.
The following section will look at data from a study carried out by Nick Lampkin and J\u00f6rn Sanders from Th\u00fcnen <\/em>institute in Germany This study - an analysis of each Member State's Strategic Plan for Organic Farming - is the first to be carried out in Europe.<\/p>

Results
<\/strong>It concludes that organic associations and organisations need to be strengthened to promote and develop the spread and availability of organic production and processed organic products in all European countries, in order to reach the EU target of at least 25 % of organic production in 2030. The European Commission has expressed its support for organic farming policy, recognising that its potential for impact goes well beyond a single sector, with positive changes in climate, nature, water quality, animal welfare, the living standards of rural populations and public health. It is hard to find another policy area that could contribute to so many elements of planetary and human health as investment in organic farming policy.
The graph shows the CAP targets for European Member States to increase the certified organic area.<\/p>

Certified and supported organic land in EU countries, % from agricultural land (UAA)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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Source: Lampkin & Rehburg (2023) and Lampkin & Sanders (2022).<\/p>

Interesting facts
<\/strong>Doubling the areas would only bring us to 15 % in the EU, not 25 %. Few EU countries have any idea how to achieve these targets, but no concrete measures have been developed. For example, the French government did not get enough political support last year to reach its target of 15 %. In most countries, deepening policy makers' understanding of why organic production is needed in the first place remains an important challenge. Showing that it is most directly linked to national objectives - environmental, farm growth and economic benefit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Viable policies
<\/strong>There is much of value in the CAP plans:<\/p>