Farmers must become proactive in setting agenda for ‘Greening’ of CAP

FARMERS need to be proactive and set the agenda for the “Greening” of the Common Agricultural Policy, according to the chairman of Macra’s agricultural affairs committee, Kieran McEvoy.

Following a recent meeting of the European Council of Young Farmers,CEJA, Mr McEvoy said that farmers need to reclaim their role as leading and setting the environmental terms for farming and not leave it to external bodies to do so. Therefore, it is important that young farmers define their vision of greening.

Mr McEvoy said: “Irish farmers are already achieving a high level of compliance with environmentally friendly farming practices and this must be acknowledged in any new CAP deal.