€17.8 million awarded to new EIP projects on the theme of environmental sustainability

May 10, 2025 | EIP-AGRI, News

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, announced that funding of €17.8 million has been allocated to eleven new projects under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) measure of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027.

Minister Heydon said: “The eleven new projects receiving funding clearly show the importance of the EIP Programme in driving innovation at farm level, and in upscaling environmentally sustainable solutions to challenges faced by farmers. They include the provision to dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farmers of tailored strategies to facilitate their transition to regenerative agriculture, the promotion of regenerative agriculture practices to restore soil health, enhance biodiversity and improve the resilience of Irish farming systems, and a project dedicated to transforming nutrient management within Ireland’s tillage sector.”

EIPs are locally-led, collaborative projects which involve farmers trialling actions on farms to ensure practical outcomes and learnings that can easily be upscaled and shared.

The eleven projects selected address the theme of environmental sustainability in the farming sector, and will run for periods of between four and five years. Covering a wide range of topics and displaying a wide geographical spread. CAP Network Ireland look forward to working with the Operation Groups in the coming years, as they inform future policy development and address key priorities in the areas of soil health, regenerative and sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and the circular and bioeconomy.

Lead Applicant/Operational Group  Title of Project  Are of Work  Funding Allocated 
Regen Ireland  Regen Ireland  Regenerative Agriculture  €1,756,600 
Teagasc – Martin Bourke  OTV IWM  Organic, Tillage and Vegetables Integrated Weed Management  €1,562,461 
Karst Farming Network  Regenerating the Rocks  To conserve the unique species-rich karst grassland of County Roscommon  €1,600,000 
SCEENE / Loop Head Together CLG  Soil Carbon Enhancement for Excess Nutriment  This project will demonstrate the feasibility of an eco-sustainable community circular system  €1,750,000 
IFAC  Coordinating for Sustainability  Strengthening the Organic Beef and Lamb Supply Chain in Ireland  €1,444,000 
South West Mayo Development Company  FARM-Up Management for Uplands  Farming And Restoration Management for Uplands  €1,749,481 
Teagasc – Ciaran Collins  Soilcycle  nutrient management within Ireland’s tillage sector  €1,285,624 
Upper Erne Slurry Solution OG Upper Erne Separate Our Slurry, Save Our Soil EIP  Slurry management in the Erne Catchment area  €1,669,259 

 

 

BASE Ireland  Restoring Soil Health and Enhancing Biodiversity through Regenerative Agricultural Practices  Promote regenerative agriculture practices  €1,447,207 
Environmental Sustainability in Agriculture (GRI)   Farm Carbon Transitions EIP  Carbon farming practices, Nature-based Solutions and active habitat management  €1,749,324 
Hometree CLG  The Iveragh Woodlands EIP  A holistic approach to the restoration, sustainable management and conservation of native woodland habitats on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry.  €1,764,696 

 Further information on the European Innovation Partnership initiative may be found on our website or at gov.ie – European Innovation Partnership Scheme (www.gov.ie).

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