Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127300
Organic Farming: Buckinghamshire
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-Japan organic equivalency agreement on organic farmers and producers in Buckinghamshire.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleJapan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the...
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