Glossary 

Cereals – Sum of wheat, barley, oats, and other cereals. 

East Central Scotland – ITL2 region containing local authorities City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Falkirk, Midlothian, and West Lothian. 

Eastern Scotland – ITL2 region containing local authorities Angus, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Perth & Kinross, and Stirling. 

Fully organic land – Land which has been approved by certifier bodies as organic after a conversion process. 

Highlands and Islands – ITL2 region containing local authorities Argyll & Bute, Arran & Cumbrae, Highland, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkney Islands, and Shetland Islands. 

Organic land in-conversion – Land undergoing a conversion process to become organic. 

North Eastern Scotland – ITL2 region containing local authorities Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. 

Organic operator – An individual/farm/organisation involved in the production and/or processing of organic farming. 

Organic processor – Involved in the processing of organic crops/livestock. Examples include abattoirs, bakers, storers, and wholesalers. 

Organic producer – Involved in the production of organic produce such as farms. 

Organic producer and processor – Involved as both a producer and processor of organic produce. 

Other arable crops – Made up of fodder, silage, oil crops, and others. 

Southern Scotland – ITL2 region containing local authorities Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire mainland, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire. 

Total organic land – Total land area for fully organic land in addition to organic land in-conversion. 

West Central Scotland – ITL2 region containing local authorities East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire.