Teagasc is promoting the Irish family farm to a global audience with a series of online videos, starting with the Calvey family from Mayo.
The initiative is tied into the UN Food and Agriculture’s ‘Year of the Family Farm’.
Around the world, the profile of family farming and small holders is being raised by focusing attention on its significant role in providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development.
The Calvey Family From Westport Co. Mayo
The Calvey family farm is located in the townland of Knappabeg, 6km from Westport, Co. Mayo.
Martin and Maria Calvey, along with their three children, Ciaran, Conor, and Aisling work together on their suckler and sheep enterprises.
Teagasc adviser Mary Roache describes this farm as typical of the area with a mix of lowland and hill land used for the cattle and sheep enterprises.
(Source – Irish Examiner – Joe Dermody – Friday, 11/07/2014)