Ireland to launch pilot project this year to tackle isolation among farmers and rural communities
A pilot initiative targeting isolation in farming and rural communities in Ireland is due to launch this year. Two government departments are co-funding it.
A pilot initiative aimed at reducing isolation among farmers and in rural communities is due to be launched in Ireland this year, according to the agricultural news outlet Agriland.ie.
The project is co-funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (the Irish-speaking regions) and by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), which is responsible for agricultural policy in Ireland.
Locally based approaches
The initiative will explore innovative approaches that are based locally and designed to address rural isolation. The source states only that the project is at the pilot stage and that it is due to start this year.
The announcement does not detail specific measures, the amount of funding or the places where the project will be carried out. Such information may become clearer as the launch approaches.
