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Much of the detail in the Farm to Fork and biodiversity strategies “remains to be fleshed out”, Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen has said.
“Most crucially of all, we must secure an adequate budget to ensure that the objectives can be met,” he said, following a meeting of the CAP stakeholder consultative committee this week.
Opportunity to engage
“This was an ideal opportunity for me to engage for the first time with the wide range of people who are contributing to the very important work of shaping how the future CAP will be implemented in Ireland.
“The new framework post-2020 will have to meet a wide range of demands from society, not just in terms of supporting farmers and sustaining rural communities, but also delivering on a higher level of environment and climate ambition.
“We all have a real stake in the outcome of this process and the consultative committee will play a key role in shaping the new framework,” he said.
CAP strategic plan
The meeting with the Minister also reviewed progress in the development of Ireland’s CAP strategic plan for the period 2021-2027.
He noted that the committee had continued its activities throughout the COVID-19 restrictions and is now at the needs assessment phase of the CAP strategic plan development process.
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