Gravy train warms up for new CAP

The Dealer has spotted the first opportunity to make money out of the redesign of farm schemes after 2020.

The Dealer

2 January 2019

The CAP consultancy gravy train is arriving in Ireland. \ Jack Caffrey

Preparations for the next CAP have yielded a juicy consultancy opportunity.

A public tender for the “ex-ante evaluation, strategic environmental assessment, and appropriate assessment process of Ireland’s draft CAP strategic plan 2021-2027” is now up for grabs.

Eggheads with a good grasp of the environmental regulation maze have one month left to compete for the €210,000 one-year contract on offer.

The winner’s job will be to advise the Department of Agriculture on the green credentials of its plan to implement the next CAP in Ireland.

Three six-month extensions are possible, should the schedule end up slipping a bit. You never know.

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