Dismantling CAP poses ‘threat’ to EU food security, warns IFA leader

DISMANTLING the EU’s common agricultural policy threatens the food security of the entire region, according to Irish Farmers’ Association president Padraig Walshe.

Dismantling CAP poses ‘threat’ to EU food security, warns IFA leader

Speaking at an IFA Grain Conference in the Curragh, Mr Walshe said the dismantling of market supports for agricultural commodities and a reliance on unregulated market forces threatens food security and price stability.

“Today, over a billion people across the world do not have enough food and this number is growing.

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