Existing Producer Groups consider impact of new legislation
Existing Producer Groups consider impact of new legislation
2016-07-21 From:Agriland The Department of Agriculture has been meeting with existing Producer Groups following the adoption earlier this year of new legislation to give legal recognition for the first time in Ireland to Producer Organisations (POs) in the beef sector. This legislation was one of the key recommendations to emerge from the Beef Roundtable established by the then Minister, Simon Coveney in 2014.
Key Details ● Producer Organisations for the beef sector have been provided for at EU-level through new legislation introduced last year. During these meetings officials set out the requirements that Producer Organisations will need to ensure are in place in order to achieve official recognition. These groups have gone back to review these requirements and discuss these with their membership before submitting formal applications for recognition.
It says this amendment will form part of Ireland’s overall amendment to the RDP and will include scheme changes and additions. The Department also plans to commence promotional activities regarding the recognition of Producer Organisations in due course. The former Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said that POs, as can be seen from other sectors of the agricultural economy, have the potential to provide farmers with the necessary strength to effectively collaborate and deliver real and tangible benefits to their members. “This could be through improved prices achieved for their produce as they can now collectively negotiate with processors on price received for the animals they supply. This has the potential to be a real game-changer in rebalancing the supply chain. “It is also important to note that POs should not be seen merely as a price negotiating tool on outputs but that they can also collectively negotiate on the inputs they purchase as well as allowing them to pool resources to improve on-farm efficiencies.” The Minister signed the necessary Statutory Instrument for the recognition of Producer Organisations on 2 February last.
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