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Dissent: Organisations hold differing views on how Minister should handle CAP talks
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Dissent: Organisations hold differing views on how Minister should handle CAP talks
Hill farmers ‘dismayed’ at Irish opposition to CAP deal 2021-05-28
Dissent: Organisations hold differing views on how Minister should handle CAP talks
The Department of Agriculture’s (DAFM) modelling of the impact of convergence on farmers' entitlements “totally misrepresents the reality” and over 72,000 farmers will stand to gain under full payment flattening, according to Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) president Colm O’Donnell. The INHFA said the document implies that no farmer will gain under the convergence model. O’Donnell said that this "totally misrepresents the reality" that over 72,000 farmers, representing almost 60% of all farmers, stand to gain under 100% convergence or full flattening. “Of th...