


Agri-Food Tourism Projects Awarded €300,000 in Funding
Funding to the value of €300,000 has been awarded to 22 local agri-food tourism projects. The funding is being made available under the 2025 Rural Innovation and Development Fund operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Agri-food is...
ACRES Balancing Payments and New Monitored Actions
Balancing payments of €33.2 million have been issued to 42,444 farmers for their participation in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) in 2024 bringing the total amount paid to farmers in respect of ACRES to €490 million since the scheme commenced in...
123,705 BISS Payment Applications Submitted On Time
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that 123,705 farmers applied online for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes before the 15 May deadline. Most submission of applications to these...
Help Shape EU Climate Policy
Survey on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture ICF, a consultancy based in Brussels, has been commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) to conduct an important study on climate change adaptation...