Press Release: Full decoupling of direct payments. Fundamental change in nature of support for Irish farmers

The Irish Minister for Agriculture and Food, Joe Walsh, announced on 19 October 2003, that he had decided that all direct payments for cattle, sheep and arable crops would be fully decoupled from production as from 1 January 2005. Full decoupling represents a fundamental change in the nature of support for Irish farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy.

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