By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.

CSO data

2.3.1 The volume of production of farming per labour unit was 32.3 for 2016. 

2.3.2 The average income of small-scale food producers in 2016 was €2,410. This is not disaggregated by sex as per the indicator.

Measuring what matters

There are only 60 field vegetable growers in Ireland – 85pc less field vegetable producers in the country than there was 25 years ago and those still in the sector are under increasing pressure. The exits [of these farmers] are down to labour shortages, a lack of access to land and financing, coupled with low pay for produce. Source: Bord Bia’s Director of Horticulture, Mike Neary