This study compares and contrasts the Wales and England Organic Action Plans (WOAP and EOAP) and a Korean regional Life-Food Development Plan (KLFDP) in order to facilitate the development of the organic sector in Korea. Early action plans, for example, the first WOAP (1999) focused support on developing the supply of organic products whereas later action plans focused on marketing and consumer. OAPs may not only provide specific issue-solving roles by proposing new policy measures but also perform a regulatory role as a controller for organic sector development as a whole. The current KLFDP seems to stick to the former role but hardly has the latter role such as setting priorities， harmonizing various conflicting p이ïcy measures and factors and performing evaluation process for further progress. To secure better harmonized and sustainable development of Korean organic farming sector, constructing comprehensive national-Ievel organic action plan, which has policy developing, implementing, regulating, evaluating and evolving functions, might be the most efficient choice.

• Cho, Y.(Fruit Research Institute of Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Services, 15-2 Daeyari 2gu, Wandoup, Jeonnam 537-807, Korea)
• Nicholas, P.(Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Goggerddan, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK)