Question reference: S2W-01445
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 9 July 2003
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 August 2003
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the budget allocations for organic aid schemes for 2003-06 are linked to the targets in the Organic Action Plan and, if so, how they are linked
Answer
The budget allocations for agri-environment schemes (including the Organic Aid Scheme) are programmed in the Scottish Rural Development Plan for the period 2003-06. It will be for Scottish ministers to decide on the allocation of resources in light of the priorities established by the partnership agreement.Support is also provided to the organic sector through SEERADs' Processing and Marketing Grant Schemes (PMG) and the Marketing Development Scheme (MDS) Since May 2001, almost £4 million has been awarded to support the processing and marketing of organic produce through these schemes.