Category Archives: Agriculture

1 in 4 working in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing in Ireland live in Western Region – region’s highest share across all sectors

Posted on April 30, 2019 by WDC Insights

The WDC has just published the sixth of its ‘Regional Sectoral Profiles’ analysing employment data for the Western Region on different economic sectors.  The latest looks at Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing and two publications are available: WDC Insights: Agriculture, Forestry … Continue reading →

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Payments and income from farming in the Western Region

Posted on November 2, 2018 by WDC Insights

As discussed in the last blog post on farmers in the Western Region, agriculture is an important sector of Irish economy and particularly important to the rural economy and society.  In this post different measures of payments and income are … Continue reading →

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How many farmers are in the Western Region?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by WDC Insights

Agriculture has traditionally been a very important sector of Irish economy and this, along with the subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), has meant that it is also one of the most measured sectors in the economy. We would … Continue reading →

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Creating Stronger Rural Economies and Communities- A Forum

Posted on July 18, 2018 by WDC Insights

The Rural and Regional strand of Project Ireland 2040 was launched in Westport last Friday (13 July 2018) at a Forum held in the Town Hall Theatre.  The focus was on the National Strategic Outcome 3 in Project Ireland 2040 … Continue reading →

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Key Issues for the National Planning Framework – Submission from the WDC

Posted on March 31, 2017 by WDC Insights

The WDC  made its submission on Ireland 2040 – Our Plan: National Planning Framework   yesterday.  The Issues and Choices paper covered a wide range of topics from national planning challenges to sustainability, health, infrastructure and the role of cities … Continue reading →

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Realising our Rural Potential- Action Plan for Rural Development

Posted on January 24, 2017 by WDC Insights

The Action Plan for Rural Development –Realising our Rural Potential –developed by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (DAHRRGA) was launched yesterday (23.01.17) in Ballymahon, Co. Longford as was mentioned in our last post. The Action … Continue reading →

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WDC Insights- A Christmas Quiz

Posted on December 21, 2015 by WDC Insights

We hope you have been following and reading the WDC Insights blog in the last year. Take our Christmas Quiz (9 questions) and see how well you score on regional development and Western Region issues. The answers are below with … Continue reading →

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Constituents of GVA in the Border, Midland and West regions, 2012

Posted on June 25, 2015 by WDC Insights

Looking in more detail at the regional GVA figures for 2012 it is interesting to examine the share of GVA coming from each major economic branch and how this has varied over time and in each NUTS 3 region. There … Continue reading →

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Farmers in the West are getting older

Posted on April 15, 2015 by WDC Insights

The age profile of farmers in the Western Region is changing. Farmers are getting older and by 2010 for each farmer under 35 there were more than 10 farmers over 55 years of age. This changing age profile has implications … Continue reading →

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Changes in Farming in the Western Region (1991- 2010)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by WDC Insights

Agriculture in the Western Region of Ireland is characterised by smaller farm size, poorer land quality and a higher dependence on off farm income than in many other parts of Ireland. Nonetheless agriculture remains a significant employer and makes an … Continue reading →

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