Definition of ‘woman farmer’ included in draft CAP plan
New CAP regulations focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. The definition of a ‘woman farmer’ will now refer to any individual farmer not meeting the definition of a ‘young farmer’ that identifies as a woman. The Department of Agriculture has outlined that applicants must be able to “demonstrate that they are a woman” in the form of…