Why are just 12% of Irish farmers women?
Updated / Monday, 8 Mar 2021 09:37 "Women tended to be very well-informed about agri-environmental schemes and so on because they were working in the area of agriculture and were able to bring all of that knowledge back to the farm". Photo: Getty Images One of the main reasons is the deeply embedded tradition of fathers passing the land to their sons "Culturally, farming is a very male industry, and its very much the tradition that fathers pass the land to their sons", said Shortall. "That is ...
United Kingdom Elizabeth Ormiston Rachael English Irish Farmer Association Centre For Rural Economy At Newcastle University Sally Shortall
Source: rte.ie