The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue, has called for a strong 'green ambition' to be maintained, along with the option to limit payments that individual farmers receive under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020.
The comments came during the Minister's first AgriFish Council meeting, where he stressed that maintaining 'green ambition' is the key issue in the new CAP while also ensuring better environmental and climate outcomes.
Safeguarding
On the proposed green architecture of the post-2020 CAP, Minister McConalogue called for measures to be put in place to ensure that member states would not lose out on funding if there was lower than planned take up of eco schemes by farmers in the initial years.
Minister McConalogue said: “I have to be crystal clear on this point, I cannot accept anything that would expose Ireland in this way.”
Flexibility to cap
On direct payments and the option to limit payments that individual farmer receive, the Minister said he strongly supported this option for member states and would like to see flexibility retained as far as possible.
Original proposals would have allowed member states limit payments to €60,000.
The AgriFish Council discussed a number of other items, including the situation regarding trade and the markets, African swine fever, and proposals on nutrition labelling.
Minister McConalogue has held discussions with European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to discuss the future CAP and the proposed transitional regulation.
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The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue, has called for a strong 'green ambition' to be maintained, along with the option to limit payments that individual farmers receive under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020.
The comments came during the Minister's first AgriFish Council meeting, where he stressed that maintaining 'green ambition' is the key issue in the new CAP while also ensuring better environmental and climate outcomes.
Safeguarding
On the proposed green architecture of the post-2020 CAP, Minister McConalogue called for measures to be put in place to ensure that member states would not lose out on funding if there was lower than planned take up of eco schemes by farmers in the initial years.
Minister McConalogue said: “I have to be crystal clear on this point, I cannot accept anything that would expose Ireland in this way.”
Flexibility to cap
On direct payments and the option to limit payments that individual farmer receive, the Minister said he strongly supported this option for member states and would like to see flexibility retained as far as possible.
Original proposals would have allowed member states limit payments to €60,000.
The AgriFish Council discussed a number of other items, including the situation regarding trade and the markets, African swine fever, and proposals on nutrition labelling.
Minister McConalogue has held discussions with European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to discuss the future CAP and the proposed transitional regulation.
Read more
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