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Farm Business Skillnet

Agriculture-focused Skillnet network run by the Irish Farmers' Association, offering training for farm businesses and smallholders.

Operates Ireland-wide · 7 listed services

What they do

Farm Business Skillnet provides upskilling solutions to farm businesses and smallholders across the Irish agriculture sector, with a stated mission of enhancing farm productivity and efficiency through targeted talent development. It is promoted by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) and is based in Dublin with a stated national and agri-sector focus. One of its named programmes is Ready to Lead, a leadership development initiative for the farming community; in 2025 it selected 30 participants from a much larger applicant pool, delivered in partnership with the IFA and FBD Insurance, to build skills in navigating and influencing agricultural policy. Membership of the network is open to micro and small businesses in the agri sector. Businesses can contact the named network manager by phone or email to discuss training needs, and the network's IFA-hosted page lists further programme information, though this page could not be independently re-verified due to a site access restriction encountered during research.

Farm Business Skillnet lists 7 services on Irish Resource Hub across Ireland. The listed provision covers training, network, advisory support, programme. It addresses grow and scale, mentoring and advice, skills and training, hiring and people, innovation and r&d, productivity and lean, standards and compliance, networking and 1 other recorded support needs. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded as available Ireland-wide.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes training, network, advisory support, programme.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Established, Scaling
Company sizes
1–9 people, 10–49 people, 50–249 people, 250+ people
Sectors
Agriculture
Audiences
Farm businesses, Smallholders, Young farmers seeking leadership development

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

Membership is open to micro and small businesses in the agri sector.

No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.

Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.

The same conditions also apply to 6 further services listed below.

Check access with Farm Business Skillnet

Services and programmes (7)

Source and review