Nationally almost 5,000 farmers will benefit
16 farmers in Co. Kildare will be supported to undertake environmental commitments to increase the environmental value of existing farm features, under the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project.
Nationally, 5,000 farmers will benefit from the project, which pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land.
Figures from Kildare’s neighbouring counties:
Carlow: 48
Dublin: 2
Laois: 64
Meath: 91
Offaly: 94
Wicklow: 81
Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, noted over 10,800 applications were received by his department. Also adding the number of applicants was double what was expected. The Minister was responding to a parliamentary question of Mayo TD, Fine Gael's Michael Ring.

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