Ministry Plans to Double Land Area For Organic Farming in Country by 2012

摘要

PARIS-France's Agriculture and Environment Ministries Oct. 2 announced plans to double the amount of organic farmland, to at least 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres), by 2012. Junior Environment Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet told participants in an annual meeting of the organic farming industry that boosting "l'agriculture bi-ologique" would reduce pesticide use, curb corresponding soil and water pollution, and reduce risks for human health.