11/05/2005
DARD calls for views on future of rural development
"It is vital that rural policy evolves to meet economic, environmental and social needs of local communities," the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has said.
Speaking at a stakeholder conference held in the Loughry Campus of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Pat Toal, Permanent Secretary of DARD said his department was currently undertaking a review of rural development policy which will examine the needs of rural communities, establish the rationale for Government intervention and assess the effectiveness of current policy and delivery mechanisms.
"Now is a very appropriate time to review policy,” Mr Toal said. “Over the past decade, major social and economic changes have taken place within rural areas. In the future, the rural development pillar within the Common Agricultural Policy will be of increasing importance and there is a need for a new programme of measures under a revised Rural Development Regulation for 2007 to 2013.”
Mr Toal said it was important to recognise and respond to developments elsewhere in Government that impinge on the future course of rural development. These include the Regional Development Strategy, for which the Department of Regional Development has principal responsibility.
(MB)
Speaking at a stakeholder conference held in the Loughry Campus of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Pat Toal, Permanent Secretary of DARD said his department was currently undertaking a review of rural development policy which will examine the needs of rural communities, establish the rationale for Government intervention and assess the effectiveness of current policy and delivery mechanisms.
"Now is a very appropriate time to review policy,” Mr Toal said. “Over the past decade, major social and economic changes have taken place within rural areas. In the future, the rural development pillar within the Common Agricultural Policy will be of increasing importance and there is a need for a new programme of measures under a revised Rural Development Regulation for 2007 to 2013.”
Mr Toal said it was important to recognise and respond to developments elsewhere in Government that impinge on the future course of rural development. These include the Regional Development Strategy, for which the Department of Regional Development has principal responsibility.
(MB)
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