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Farm subsidies and helping the environment
2020-12-15
Ian Stewart insists farmers do not get payments just for owning land, Bob Roberts points out the importance of incentives and public access, while Iain Climie is concerned about food security. The farming subsidy system
Why agricultural subsidies worsen air pollution in North India
2020-11-30
Agriculture is not the only reason for pollution but the irony of agricultural pollution is that taxpayers are essentially paying for it through a system of subsidies, write Jessica Seddon
‘Farmers get no money from carbon tax in agri-sector’ – Naughten
2020-11-30
Independent TD Denis Naughten has said that carbon tax funding acquired from the agriculture sector, is not reinvested in the sector. The Roscommon-Galway TD is leading the charge calling for
