In order to justify future financial support for farmers there will be conditionality attached in the form of environmental and climate conditions, Commissioner Hogan has said.
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan. \ Finbarr O'Rourke
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Outgoing European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has warned that if farmers don’t embrace the green agenda “we’re in trouble”.
He told the 2019 Agricultural Science Association (ASA) conference that farmers have to do more for climate and the environment. “If we miss our targets for 2020 and 2030, the pressure only goes up. To justify financial support, there will be conditionality attached.
“The conditionality will be on the environment and climate. That’s the political backdrop we’re dealing with and there is no escaping it,” he said.
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The Commissioner highlighted how phosphorus emissions exploded in the Netherlands and how one of the government coalition partners there last week proposed a 50% reduction in livestock numbers. “That won’t happen [in Ireland], but it shows you the dramatic trend. We have to be careful here in Ireland and we have to engage better with each other… so we can develop a policy and a programme that will go towards meeting these objectives and not damage our industry,” he said.
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Title: Green tape to form the future of farm schemes
In order to justify future financial support for farmers there will be conditionality attached in the form of environmental and climate conditions, Commissioner Hogan has said.
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Outgoing European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has warned that if farmers don’t embrace the green agenda “we’re in trouble”.
He told the 2019 Agricultural Science Association (ASA) conference that farmers have to do more for climate and the environment. “If we miss our targets for 2020 and 2030, the pressure only goes up. To justify financial support, there will be conditionality attached.
“The conditionality will be on the environment and climate. That’s the political backdrop we’re dealing with and there is no escaping it,” he said.
The Commissioner highlighted how phosphorus emissions exploded in the Netherlands and how one of the government coalition partners there last week proposed a 50% reduction in livestock numbers. “That won’t happen [in Ireland], but it shows you the dramatic trend. We have to be careful here in Ireland and we have to engage better with each other… so we can develop a policy and a programme that will go towards meeting these objectives and not damage our industry,” he said.
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