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18/01/2012
IFA Says CAP Talks 'Vital' For Recovery
The IFA has said the upcoming negotiations on farming subsidies, or CAP payments, are vital to achieve growth in the agriculture and food sector.
Addressing the 57th Annual General Meeting of the Irish Farmers Association in the RDS in Dublin on Wednesday morning, IFA President John Bryan said a successful outcome to the negotiations was crucial to economic recovery.
John Bryan said: “The improvement in farm incomes in 2011 will underpin economic activity in rural Ireland, and provide the confidence for farmers to invest in growing their businesses.
"However, even in a positive year, over 70% of farm income was made up of EU and national supports, and any reduction would have a very negative impact on incomes and investment decisions at farm level."
Mr Bryan said that since Ireland’s joining of the European Economic Community in 1973, the CAP had played a pivotal role in supporting the farm family structure and maintaining active, vibrant communities.
With close on €2bn of EU funding coming into Ireland annually, the Government must prioritise the maintenance of the full envelope under all pillars in this reform, Mr Bryan said.
(DW)
Addressing the 57th Annual General Meeting of the Irish Farmers Association in the RDS in Dublin on Wednesday morning, IFA President John Bryan said a successful outcome to the negotiations was crucial to economic recovery.
John Bryan said: “The improvement in farm incomes in 2011 will underpin economic activity in rural Ireland, and provide the confidence for farmers to invest in growing their businesses.
"However, even in a positive year, over 70% of farm income was made up of EU and national supports, and any reduction would have a very negative impact on incomes and investment decisions at farm level."
Mr Bryan said that since Ireland’s joining of the European Economic Community in 1973, the CAP had played a pivotal role in supporting the farm family structure and maintaining active, vibrant communities.
With close on €2bn of EU funding coming into Ireland annually, the Government must prioritise the maintenance of the full envelope under all pillars in this reform, Mr Bryan said.
(DW)
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