Based on payments that issued in 2020 under the Organic Farming Scheme, the average amount received by farmers in each county is as follows;
County
|
Average payment
|
Carlow
|
€9,504.27
|
Cavan
|
€5,270.95
|
Clare
|
€5,296.03
|
Cork
|
€6,102.71
|
Donegal
|
€5,285.16
|
Dublin
|
€7,389.21
|
Galway
|
€5,782.36
|
Kerry
|
€5,782.48
|
Kildare
|
€6,019.76
|
Kilkenny
|
€6,408.80
|
Laois
|
€7,838.39
|
Leitrim
|
€4,439.40
|
Limerick
|
€5,288.10
|
Longford
|
€5,146.13
|
Louth
|
€9,681.52
|
Mayo
|
€5,664.80
|
Meath
|
€5,769.36
|
Monaghan
|
€6,059.64
|
Offaly
|
€5,910.45
|
Roscommon
|
€5,607.63
|
Sligo
|
€6,015.61
|
Tipperary
|
€6,211.60
|
Waterford
|
€6,170.77
|
Westmeath
|
€5,892.30
|
Wexford
|
€5,103.23
|
Wicklow
|
€5,975.96
|
The table above refers to all payments under the Organic Farming Scheme that issued in 2020. It must be noted that 70% of farmers who are in the Organic Farming Scheme are also participants in GLAS. Farmers who select certain actions on a land parcel in GLAS may not be entitled to a payment under the Organic Farming Scheme on the same land parcel.
The calculation of the payment due to a farmer under the Organic Farming Scheme includes a stocking density calculation. In order to receive the full payment, a stocking density of 0.5 livestock units per hectare is required. For farmers who do not have this stocking level a pro-rata payment will issue.