By producing high-quality food with low environmental impact, organic farming will play an essential role in developing a sustainable food system for the European Union (EU).

A sustainable food system is at the heart of the European Green Deal. Under the Green Deal’s ''Farm to fork'' strategy, the European Commission has set a target of ‘at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030’.

To achieve this target and to help the organic sector reach its full potential, the Commission is putting forward an action plan for organic production in the EU.

The new organic action plan builds upon the achievements of the 2014-2020 action plan. The action plan is broken into three interlinked axes that reflect the structure of the food supply chain and ambitions of the Green Deal sustainability objectives:

Axis 1: stimulate demand and ensure consumer trust;
Axis 2: stimulate conversion and reinforce the entire value chain;
Axis 3: organics leading by example - improve the contribution of organic farming to environmental sustainability.

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be mobilized fully to support the implementation of the action plan. Financial support for organics will continue to be offered through rural development commitments, with an additional stream of funding made available through eco-schemes. CAP support will also include technical assistance and the exchange of best practices and innovations in organics. Farm advisory services will be strengthened, notably, as part of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), to promote relevant knowledge exchange.