What farmers need in order to succeed

Confidence, competitiveness, creativity and access to credit — that’s what farmers need to succeed, said Professor Patrick Wall at a recent meeting in west Cork where he was guest speaker.

What farmers need in order to succeed

In a subtle but effective manner, the Associate Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin gave farmers an insight into where the industry should be going.

He said farmers have every right to be confident — recession or no recession, people will still eat, and in the developing countries which become more affluent, they will want to move to a more western style diet.

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