Questions and answers with the president of ICOS, Martin Keane

With Irish farmers and co-ops facing into the unprecedented challenges of Brexit, climate change and global market volatility, they need sufficient CAP financing and effective market support and risk management tools, according to ICOS, which represents the dairy processing and national livestock mart co-ops.

“This will provide much needed market stability and will enable farmers meet the outlined goals, including ambitious environmental targets,” said ICOS President Martin Keane.