Galway Bay Fm news-Athenry’s Joe Healy has been elected chairperson of a high-level group which represents farmers across all EU member states.
The COPA Working Party on the Food Chain works to guide reform of the food chain in Brussels, and to lobby for equity for food producers.
The new IFA president says the work of the group will complement the efforts of the IFA in ensuring the new Grocery Regulations are enforced.
Joe Healy says the behaviour of dominant retailers towards smaller suppliers and producers must change.
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