12,000 female farmers excluded from higher TAMS rate

Just 4,576 women between 40 and 55 farm in their own right in Ireland

As young farmers, women with agricultural training up to the age 40 already qualify for the higher 60% rate for the scheme. File Picture

More female farmers will miss out than benefit from a special 20% uplift on the next Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) grant designed to encourage more women into the industry, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Just over 5,570 women are set to benefit from the decision.