Question NW175 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
08 March 2023 - NW175
Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1393 on 8 June 2022, her department is planning to introduce funding for organic farming which would dedicated towards subsidies, research and development in the near future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
No. Funding is allocated as indicated in the reply to question 1393. The Agricultural Products Standards Bill, currently in the parliamentary process, seeks to regulate organic farming in that anyone who makes ‘organic farming claims’, should have in place an auditable management control system. The same applies to “free-range” and similar claims. Once the Bill is passed into law, regulations will be developed to govern/guide requirements for organic farming.