Support for farm expansion sought

THE IFA is seeking Government support for capacity building on farms to meet demands for greater scale and competitiveness following reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

President John Dillon revealed this yesterday in advance of a meeting today with Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy on IFA’s 2004 Budget submission.

Mr Dillon said it was clear that farmers must scale up production to remain viable, but this can only be achieved at a reasonable cost.