Good deal for young farmers critical focus for CAP review

Macra na Feirme has set its top priority, under the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) review negotiations, as securing a better deal for young farmers.

It is now universally acknowledged that the number of young farmers, at 6.5% of all farmers, is just too low to sustain Irish farming.

Therefore, we have been forthright in our response to the European Council of Ministers’ agreed position which falls short of copper fastening young farmers as a key priority in the reform process. Their position provides for ‘up to 2%’ not ‘a minimum of 2%’ of a top of the Single Farm Payment for young farmers.