Project Details
| Geographical location (NUTS3) | Mid-East Region (IE) |
| Main Funding Source | Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013) |
| Project Duration | 2019 – 2023 |
| Total Budget | €1,194,679 |
This EIP-AGRI project aims to develop a flexible mechanism that encourages all farmers to make their whole-farm more pollinator friendly in a way that is measurable and will not impact on productivity.
- You can find a full description of this project’s rationale, aims, objectives and activities on page 23 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/protecting-farmland-pollinators
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project – Lessons Learned to Date
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project Manager, Dr Saorla Kavanagh, 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/MSsku_sAXws
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project – Contact Details
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project Manager: Dr Saorla Kavanagh
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project Email: eip@biodiversityireland.ie
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project Website: https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/projects/protecting-farmland-pollinators/
