Macra na Feirme has called for more than 10% of the national CAP budget to be dedicated to young farmer?measures and land mobility.

Macra president Thomas Duffy has said the next Government must deliver on generational renewal and welcomed the commitment to funding the National Reserve.

Macra’s agriculture affairs chair Shane Fitzgerald said that the Macra Land Mobility Service has proven so successful that the European Commission has made recommendations based on it to other member states.

“The next Government must ensure funding is available to grow the service beyond its existing success,” he said.