Organic Farming in UK

The UK has a very long history of organic farming, and although it started earlier, the UK’s organic market did not develop until the 20th century, compared with other European countries. This is largely due to a lack of interest in organic products by British consumers and a lack of government support for the industry. Britain began to significantly increase demand for organic products, especially the soaring demand for organic dairy and meat products, this is mainly thanks to the participation of some retailers and their efforts for the promotion of organic products, made Britain become Europe’s third largest organic products consumer market.

Because British labor productivity high, engaged in the agricultural economy of the British population is declining, although the status of agriculture in the national economy is not outstanding, but relying on the superior natural environment and modern farming techniques, as well as the government’s emphasis on agricultural environmental protection and take effective measures, make the productivity reached a quite high level, for the agricultural sustainable development laid a solid foundation.

British agriculture policy, adhere to the principle of the harmonious development of man and nature, in addition to the development of agriculture, rural areas are also important environmental protection, water, soil, air is vital to the survival of mankind is to ensure the quantity meet or to ensure the quality, this is the real embodiment of the human and the nature harmonious development. At the same time, the UK also focuses on the cultivation and development of the market, creating a fair and just market order and the growth of market participants. This also makes the production and supply sales become an organic whole, the agricultural benefit has also been improved.