Irish agri-food on the cusp of an historic era of opportunity
WHEN the dust settles on the new CAP, farmers will see the new model is balanced and the funding is fairly distributed across all farm classes, says IFA president Eddie Downey.
Some quarters have argued that the IFA’s role in the background to the CAP debate has been to protect “ranchers” over small farmers. This criticism has also included East vs West and Rich vs Poor aspects, with the more critical commentators arguing that some farmers on smaller, lesser quality holdings would fare worse under the new CAP.
