Opportunity to deliver ‘much-needed change’ to agricultural policy
A new report highlights how farmers should be rewarded for ecological restoration and rewilding initiatives. File Picture.
A report ‘Towards a New Agricultural and Food Policy for Ireland’ sets out recommendations to government in the hope that it will deliver much needed change to Irish agricultural policy.
The report by the Environmental Pillar, the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, and the Sustainable Water Network sets out a list of recommendations that will help to develop a Policy Framework Aligned with Ecological Limits and Environmental Commitments and provides the groundwork for “deeper discussion” on what a new model of agriculture for Ireland could look like - a model that works within the ecological parameters essential to a healthy society, economy and planet.
