The development plan has been prepared on the basis of the European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming. In accordance with these recommendations of the European Action Plan, an organic farming development plan is mostly needed in Estonia for developing the field of organic farming and for improving its competitiveness. The Strategic Objective of the Development Plan is to improve the competitiveness of Organic Farming and to promote the consumption of Local Organic Food. The organic farming development plan is based on six sectors: 1) production; 2) processing; 3) catering; 4) distribution and consumption; 5) scientific studies and applied research, training, consulting and dissemination of information; 6) legislation and supervision. In addition to the strategic objective of the development plan, a objective has been set in every domain and a list drawn up of all the measures and actions for reaching it (pags. 4 and 5). Organic farming is a sustainable way of plant production and livestock production. Gathering edible plants and mushrooms from non-cultivated areas is also considered organic plant production (pag. 5). The objective will be above all obtained through development of organic plant production and livestock production, improvement of the productivity of organic production and quality of products, improvement of production efficiency and through ameliorating the common effort and activities of organic farmers. Organic farming production is competitive, diverse, widely used and has high productivity (pag. 52). Organic farming is cooperation between the preserved traditional farming practices and the new scientific developments. Organic farming is an eco-friendly farming practice, preserving biodiversity and clean water. Organic farming does not use synthetic mineral fertilisers and artificial plant protection products (pag. 2).
Estonie · 2014-01-01