Excellent News: All 9000 farmers included in Tranche 2 of the ACRES CP Programme
Last week the Minister announced that all participants eligible for Tranche 2 of the initiative would be accepted into the programme. The inclusion of all 9000 farmers into Tranche 2 is a commendable move that aligns with Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027.
“It’s very encouraging to see the commitment by Irish farmers to the ACRES programme and our project officers will be working closely with them and their farm advisors over the coming months to ensure they get the best advice and support” – Fergal Monaghan – ACRES CP Programme Director for Breifne, Munster / South Connacht and Leinster.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has today confirmed that all applicants for Tranche 2 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) will be accepted into the Scheme.
By securing places for all 9,000 applicants into the second tranche, Minister McConalogue has put in place not only the best funded agri environment scheme ever, but also one of the largest, with 55,000 farmers now facilitated to participate.
The Minister said:
“The level of interest shown by farmers in the ACRES Scheme since its launch has been hugely encouraging in terms of farmers engagement with environmental action. I was adamant that none of this engagement and ambition would be left behind.”
ACRES is the Government’s flagship agri-environmental scheme, with an allocation of €1.5 billion over the period to 2027 aimed at facilitating the participation of 50,000 farmers in significant and targeted environmental action over a five-year period. Last year, in response to the exceptional demand for places, Minister McConalogue admitted more than 46,000 farmers under Tranche 1 of the scheme. When the second Tranche of the scheme closed for applications in December 2023 a further 9,000 applications had been received.
Full Press Release available here.
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/44c84-mcconalogue-secures-places-for-all-applicants-into-tranche-2-of-acres/
