Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fund organic food production to reduce cost

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

Organic food is more expensive than non-organic food. This means that only richer people can afford to eat healthy organic food. In order to increase health and sustainable practices the Government should make organic food cheaper.
Non-organics use pesticides which are environmental pollutants, use fertilizers (polluting water systems) and degrade top soil.

Agroecology and organic food production do the opposite.

The Government should increase funding for organic food production, so that this becomes cheaper than non-organics, and more accessible to all irrespective of income.

Timeline

3 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
3 Aug 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 3 Feb 2021
Closed 3 Aug 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.