Macra na Feirme wants young farmer committees aligned to co-ops

Macra na Feirme wants the country’s agricultural co-ops to establish board committees for young farmers.

The main purpose would be to educate a new genratoon in co-op structures, corporate governance and leadership. Macra president Seán Finan said the committees could interface with co-op boards to learn about the industry and also feed information up the line to senior board members.

“This would give young farmers a grounding in boards and co-operatives structures. This is a pro-active approach to nurturing young leaders,” he said.