Ireland: Minister McConalogue stresses need for fertilizer plan at Agri-Fish Council meeting in Brussels

" Helping them to adjust their farming practices , for example , through great use of multi - species swards , soil try and liming , investment in low emissions slurry spreading , and improvements in the use of organic fertilizer . I have also put a secure focus on noesis transference and conception to guide farmers through the current crisis . "

The agricultural panorama of the purport Nature Restoration Regulation are also on the agenda . The Minister said : " I fully sign to the indigence to in effect manage and restore our natural home ground . At the same time , the propose regulation gives rise to many challenge from the linear perspective of Agriculture Department , forestry , and shipboard soldier . There are a number of issues that will require elaborate consideration , and we will feed into the discussions on these issues as appropriate . However , at this juncture , it is already readable that , hand the scope and aspiration of the proposal of marriage , it is unrealistic to expect that CAP funding , which is currently fully committed in line with Member States ' CAP Strategic Plans , could be the primary backing instrument to have these passing ambitious mark . "

Bio - economyMinisters will also hash out the bio - economy . In this regard , the Minister remark : " The clock time is now mature for further progression in bio - economy development . The Commission and the Member States should now assess what is required for scale up for embed bio - saving in the mainstream , given its ever - increasing grandness in the climate- and environment - proofing of the agri - food system . This will need a coherent approach across all Commission services to promote , support , and develop the bio - economic system and to secure that the bio - saving is appropriately integrated into all relevant policies . "

Looking forward to the discourse on the effectuation of the EU Forest Strategy , the Minister said : " Ireland is preparing a new and hugely exciting forestry program to start next year . This new strategy stresses the multiple functions of forests and the essential residue between the bionomic , mood , economic and societal functions of forests , ensuring equal care to all of these dimensions of sustainability . This is a concrete action aimed at delivering on all of these target .

" I trust that there is a shared willingness on the part of the Commission and Member States to implement the EU Forest Strategy in an integrated , collaborative direction . The Standing Committee on Forestry should diddle an enhanced role in apprise the Commission on implementation , as state in the November 2021 Council Conclusions . "

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