‘Missed opportunity’ in new measures

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney stopped short of delivering a full package of measures for young farmers in the Rural Development Programme, according to Macra na Feirme.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2014 - 00:00

Claire Sutton

Last week, the minister announced details of funding for CAP, including the Rural Development Programme 2015- 2021.

The provisions include:

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