A farmers organisation has called for a universal basic income for farmers that supply their local community.
Talamh Beo is part of a European wide movement that seeks to encourage local and sustainable food chains.
On Newstalk Breakfast, spokesperson Fergal Anderson said the organisation is “open” to how it would be organised.
“The key point is that it’s targeted towards local food farms,” he argued.
“We want to create a new designation for farming, that’s specifically for farms that are supplying into the local community.
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