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May 14, 2022
Farm Succession
& Well-Being
European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Project that is working with farmers in County Mayo to explore the mental challenges & strains associated with the process of farm succession and provide supports to help the farm family to address these challenges.
About The Project
What are the projects objectives?
There are four overarching objectives of the project, which include:
- Identifying the feelings and thoughts of the farmer/ his or her spouse/partner and family member(s) experience on the topic of farm succession planning.
- Identifying the supports and experts required from the operating group to help the farmer overcome their emotional and other challenges.
- Introduce the necessary support systems and experts from the operating group to help the farmer through their thought processes and lead them to a peaceful and harmonious decision on the future of their asset.
- Evaluate the individual farmer, their spouse/partner and family member(s), mental and well-being state at the end of the process to measure and identify key milestones and gaps in the supports for the farming unit.
Project Report
The EIP project concluded recently and the final report is available below. The EIP Organisational Group sincerely thank the following: participant farmers and their families for their commitment and interest, the DAFM for their funding and support throughout the duration of the project and Minister of State DAFM Martin Heydon T.D. for both launching the EIP in 2021 and its final report in October 2023.
30
farmer Participants
65
Average age of
participants
participants
68
Average farm size in acres
€725,000
Average value of
participants farm &
dwelling
participants farm &
dwelling
The Team
Leading experts from all fields
This project is bringing leading experts in the fields of law, tax/ accountancy, physical health, mental health and well-being and agricultural consultancy into the operating group, supported by a leading academic and researcher with experience specifically related to farming in Ireland.
Breian Carroll
Lead Partner
Agricultural Consultant
Carroll Consultancy
Agricultural Consultant
Carroll Consultancy
Samantha Geraghty
Solicitor
P. O' Connor & Son
P. O' Connor & Son
James Fitzmaurice
Tax Advisor
RBK Business Consultants
RBK Business Consultants
Dr Michael Hayden
Researcher
Chartered Accountant & Assistant Professor of Accounting
Chartered Accountant & Assistant Professor of Accounting
Dr Lisa Hynes
Psychologist
Croí
Croí
Laurence Gaughan
Health Expert
HSE
HSE
138,000+
Farm holders in ireland
4
objectives
6
Leading Experts
30
Participants
About the project
Who is involved in the project?
The initial researcher in the EIP Operational Group will assess the individual requirements of 30 participating farmers and the operating group experts will then provide the required expertise to the participants through one to one discussions/meetings. The operating group members are two Health & Well Being Experts, an Agricultural Consultant, a Solicitor and a Tax Expert/ Accountant.
Preparing farmers & families for the future.
