A new report has highlighted a huge drop in the number of farmers in the West of Ireland.
The Western Development Commission says there’s been a 40 per cent fall in the numbers working in farming, forestry and fishing, compared to 1996.
Between 2011 and 2016 alone, numbers in the sector fell by 7 per cent in Clare, Connacht, and Donegal.
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Pat O’Toole from the Irish Farmers Journal says huge numbers are leaving the sector:
