Project Details
| Geographical location (NUTS3) | West Region (IE) |
| Main Funding Source | Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013) |
| Project Duration | 2019 – 2023 |
| Total Budget | €984,000 |
This EIP-AGRI project aims to improve the socio-economic circumstances of farming in Rathcroghan whilst also conserving and enhancing the internationally significant archaeological landscape through the deliverance of interventions which provide co-benefits for a range of services – including biodiversity, carbon sequestration and water quality.
- You can find a full description of this project’s rationale, aims, objectives and activities on page 17 of the NRN’s ‘EIP-AGRI: Ireland’s Operational Groups’ Booklet. Please see: https://bit.ly/2Ptv0vA
- The EIP-AGRI Service Point Operational Group abstract for this project can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/find-connect/projects/farming-rathcroghan-project-sustainable-farming
Farming Rathcroghan Project – Lessons Learned to Date
Farming Rathcroghan Project Manager, Petra Kock Appelgren, provided an update of the various innovative methods being tested by, and subsequent lessons learned from this EIP-AGRI Operational Group project at the EIP-AGRI Symposium entitled ‘Sharing lessons learned and how these might help to inform Ireland’s CAP Strategic plan’ at the most recent Burren Winterage School held via Zoom in October 2020. You can view this presentation here: https://youtu.be/ojofwM_tKKA
Farming Rathcroghan Project – Contact Details
Farming Rathcroghan Project Manager: Petra Kock Appelgren
Farming Rathcroghan Project Email: info@farmingrathcroghan.ie
Farming Rathcroghan Project Website: https://farmingrathcroghan.ie/
Farming Rathcroghan Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/RathcroghanAGRI
