Minister Creed said any new scheme would be subject to budgetary constraints.\ Philip Doyle
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There will more than likely be a successor to the Knowledge Transfer (KT) programme in the next CAP.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said it was his ambition to have a scheme to succeed the current one, which ended in July 2019.
However, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed that there will be no KT scheme in 2020.
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Responding to a question from Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Charlie McConologue, Minister Creed said: “It is important for the knowledge that is transferred but also for the social engagement between farmers in the various disciplines that participate in the knowledge transfer scheme.
“In a profession that is practised mostly in isolation, that is as important as the knowledge that is transferred.”
CAP
He said any new scheme would be subject to budgetary constraints. While negotiations in relation to CAP reforms are ongoing, the minister envisaged knowledge transfer measures would form a key part of the next policy.
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There will more than likely be a successor to the Knowledge Transfer (KT) programme in the next CAP.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said it was his ambition to have a scheme to succeed the current one, which ended in July 2019.
However, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed that there will be no KT scheme in 2020.
Responding to a question from Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Charlie McConologue, Minister Creed said: “It is important for the knowledge that is transferred but also for the social engagement between farmers in the various disciplines that participate in the knowledge transfer scheme.
“In a profession that is practised mostly in isolation, that is as important as the knowledge that is transferred.”
CAP
He said any new scheme would be subject to budgetary constraints. While negotiations in relation to CAP reforms are ongoing, the minister envisaged knowledge transfer measures would form a key part of the next policy.
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