Word: reorients
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...made organic, however, may emerge as the real winner in the current beef shakedown. German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has declared his intention to reorient agricultural policy "in the interest of the consumer" by shifting aid from industrial "agrofactories" to organic farms. Agriculture Minister Renate Künast is aiming to increase the proportion of organically farmed land from 2.6% to 20% within the next 10 years. Even without more government aid, Europe's organic farmers are enjoying flush times. "Every time there's another bse scare, our customers increase," says Richard Counsell, an organic farmer in southwest England...