Consultation on proposed changes to Farm Income Statistical Indicators
Responses to Farm Income Statistical Indicators Consultation
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development published a consultation document on 6 November 2006 seeking views on the measures of farm income to be adopted in future publications. Similar consultations were conducted in England, Scotland, and Wales but to different timescales.
The central theme of the consultation was that the current farm level headline measure, Net Farm Income, was no longer the best measure of farm income owing to:
- its underlying tenant farm basis despite most farms now being owner occupied
- the restriction in definition to the return to farmers and spouses alone, excluding other partners
- its consequent misalignment with the main aggregate measure of farm income, Total Income from Farming (TIFF).
The consultation document was published on the internet, and sent electronically to individuals and organisations that were believed to have an interest in the subject.
By the close of the 8 week consultation period, 5 written responses had been received. The Department has considered and summarised without attribution the views expressed in these responses.
A list of those individuals and organisations that provided comments is shown below. To view responses please click on the relevant link.
- Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI)
- Limavady District Council
- Livestock and Meat Commission
- Tom Elliot MLA
- Ulster Farmers' Union
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