€1.6m spent annually evaluating the effect of the nitrates directive
Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and run by Teagasc, the Agricultural Catchments Programme is now in its third four-year phase.
The Agricultural Catchments Programme has a total annual budget of €1.6m, comprising €745,000 in salary costs and €855,000 for overheads, consumables, equipment, analytical services, etc.
The programme has a team that is evaluating both the environmental and economic effects of the nitrates directive. Its aims, according to the Teagasc website, are to support “the production of high-quality food” and better water quality.
For nearly 10 years, ACP staff have been working with 300 farmers across six catchments in Ireland.
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“It is delivered by Teagasc, who have assigned four permanent and 12 part-time staff to work on the programme,” Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said in response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil agricultural spokesperson Charlie McConologue.
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The Agricultural Catchments Programme has a total annual budget of €1.6m, comprising €745,000 in salary costs and €855,000 for overheads, consumables, equipment, analytical services, etc.
The programme has a team that is evaluating both the environmental and economic effects of the nitrates directive. Its aims, according to the Teagasc website, are to support “the production of high-quality food” and better water quality.
For nearly 10 years, ACP staff have been working with 300 farmers across six catchments in Ireland.
“It is delivered by Teagasc, who have assigned four permanent and 12 part-time staff to work on the programme,” Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said in response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil agricultural spokesperson Charlie McConologue.
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