CHARLES GIVES ORGANIC BOOST TO FARMERS IN WALES
July 20, 2001
PA News
Cathy Coleman

The Prince of Wales was cited as telling the Organic Farming Centre for
Wales during a visit that organic farming will play an important role in
the future of the agriculture industry.

The story says that the centre, which opened at the University of Wales
in Aberystwyth last year, promotes organic farming and advises farmers on
practical agriculture and the marketing of their products.

Charles was quoted as saying, "Since you opened I have been wanting to
see for myself the groundbreaking work that is done here.  The work has
always been important but I think it has become more important more recently
with the horrors to farming foot-and-mouth has, and still is, doing.  With
the growth of organic farming increasing at 40% each year I think it will
play an important part in terms of the future of agriculture."

Charles added that he would like to see the UK become a GM free zone and
said it was not fair to blame the current crisis in agriculture on farmers.