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Tuesday, 15 October 2019 13:44

By Ellen Butler

The IFA has announced its new Diversity Strategy.

Women farmers say they're not going to be "tied to the kitchen sink anymore" as a result of the Irish Farmers Association's new Diversity Strategy.

Under the programme, the IFA is hoping to introduce an 80:20 gender split on all of its National Committees by 2025.

It's also aiming to have women making up at least 20% of candidates in future elections.

Chairperson of Westmeath IFA, Bernie McCarthy, says women are very capable of running Irish farms:

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