Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentand Rural Development

John MooreJohn Moore

Western IFH Partnership Western IFH Partnership RepresentativeRepresentative

Presentation PurposePresentation Purpose

• Give you an update on DARD Give you an update on DARD activity in relation to each of the activity in relation to each of the IFH themesIFH themes

• Outline potential activity against Outline potential activity against each themeeach theme

• Suggest the main areas of potential Suggest the main areas of potential for the agricultural/ rural for the agricultural/ rural communitycommunity

Obj 1: Reduce poverty in Obj 1: Reduce poverty in familiesfamilies

• Change Management ProgrammeChange Management Programme

• Obtaining alternative income Measure 1.7aObtaining alternative income Measure 1.7a

• Reskilling – barrier payment – bespoke trainingReskilling – barrier payment – bespoke training

• Farm DiversificationFarm Diversification

-- Diversification ChallengeDiversification Challenge

-- Potential fundingPotential funding

Obj 2: Skills Development/Obj 2: Skills Development/Healthier ChoicesHealthier Choices

• CAFRE CAFRE - short coursesshort courses

- customised courses- customised courses

• Farming Groups – capacity buildingFarming Groups – capacity building

• Women in Agriculture – Blooming Women in Agriculture – Blooming Healthy ProgrammeHealthy Programme

Obj 3: Promote Mental Health/Obj 3: Promote Mental Health/Emotional Well-beingEmotional Well-being

• Rural Stress Rural Stress – BSE/FMD/CAP reform – BSE/FMD/CAP reform

• Rural Support Rural Support – – DARD/UFU/NIAPADARD/UFU/NIAPA- on-going programmes- on-going programmes

• WIFHWIFH - Social Isolation Programmes- Social Isolation Programmes- Pharmacist (Agricultural - Pharmacist (Agricultural

dispensing) dispensing)

• FutureFuture - Epizootic outbreaks contingency plan - Epizootic outbreaks contingency plan R.S/DHSS/DARD R.S/DHSS/DARD

Obj 4: Healthier Obj 4: Healthier Environment/Fuel PovertyEnvironment/Fuel Poverty

• Energy resources – alternative land useEnergy resources – alternative land use

• Omagh Environmental and Energy ConsortiumOmagh Environmental and Energy Consortium-- Clanabogan projectClanabogan project-- Biomass boiler – collegeBiomass boiler – college-- small scale anaerobic digestersmall scale anaerobic digester

• FutureFuture-- alternative energy cropsalternative energy crops-- community/co-operative projectscommunity/co-operative projects

Wood Pellet Boiler

"Timber is a cheap and renewable resource and the bio fuel pellets industry provides a bonus of well-paid rural jobs in harvesting, production and distribution.

Obj 5: Improve our Obj 5: Improve our Neighbourhoods/ EnvironmentNeighbourhoods/ Environment

• CAP reformCAP reform

• ModulationModulation

• Environmental schemesEnvironmental schemes

• Rural development projectsRural development projects

• FutureFuture – phosphates and nitrates – phosphates and nitrates – – water qualitywater quality

Obj 6: Reduce Accidental Obj 6: Reduce Accidental deaths/injuriesdeaths/injuries

• Health Safety Executive Health Safety Executive - home and workplace- home and workplace

• CAFRE safety coursesCAFRE safety courses

• Women in AgricultureWomen in Agriculture- seeds of change- seeds of change

• Cookstown LEADERCookstown LEADER- farm safety programme- farm safety programme

Obj 7: Enable people to make Obj 7: Enable people to make healthier choiceshealthier choices

Highlight 2 programmesHighlight 2 programmes

• RAFAEL Project RAFAEL Project - Trans National Atlantic Arc- Trans National Atlantic Arc- Quality Food Initiative - Quality Food Initiative

– People focusedPeople focused– LocalLocal– SustainableSustainable– DistinctiveDistinctive– TraceableTraceable

• Blooming Healthy ProgrammeBlooming Healthy Programme

Women in Agriculture/HAZ/Rural Women in Agriculture/HAZ/Rural Support/Chest Heart & StrokeSupport/Chest Heart & Stroke

- - MOT – cholesterol, diet, weight MOT – cholesterol, diet, weight check, blood pressure etccheck, blood pressure etc-- referrals to GP’sreferrals to GP’s-- Advisory literatureAdvisory literature-- cross community – whole cross community – whole familyfamily

Future Opportunities for the Future Opportunities for the sectorsector

we aim to help farm families use their we aim to help farm families use their resources more effectivelyresources more effectively

2 areas of interest 2 areas of interest -- renewable energyrenewable energy

• We have the resources, skills, and land quality We have the resources, skills, and land quality requiredrequired

-- quality local foodquality local food• We have enviable quality assurance standards and We have enviable quality assurance standards and

a proven track recorda proven track record