Government has consulted on additional measures to include under the Fifth NAP . It proposes to include 2 new measures on CP under the Good Agricultural Practice Regulations.
The consultation also proposes non regulatory measures and says ‘to enable efficient calculation of nutrient surpluses, an animal feed sales/import database would complement the National Fertiliser Database’.
IGFA has submitted a response and circulated it to members. For further details contact maeve.whyte@eorna.ie
EUDR has been at the top of the agenda throughout September. The EUDR was due to come into effect on 30 December 2024 and aims to ensure that products made available on the EU market are not grown on deforested land. It covers coffee, cocoa, cattle, palm oil, soy, wood and rubber.
There have been ongoing calls over many months from industry, some member states and exporting countries to postpone the implementation deadline. Most recently, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italy’s Minister for Agriculture and the Director-General of the World Trade Organization have added to this pressure, emphasising that the information necessary from the Commission to implement the regulation was not available and this would create significant disruption and risks in supply chains.
On 2 October the Commission finally made clear its intended direction by announcing that it was proposing an extra 12 months of phasing-in time for the EUDR.
The 2024 Irish General Election is due to be held on Friday 29 November 2024. We have prepared this manifesto document to be used by IGFA members when they engage with candidates and political parties. The document sets out our priorities for the new Irish Government and calls on them to take action in 3 key areas – Feed Safety, Trade and Sustainability. See here
The IGFA Feed Issues newsletter is sent to all members monthly along with the RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) for that period. This publication keeps our members up to date on the latest relevant news for our sector and covers issues related to trade, the environment and technical updates.
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