A neural network model of Irish farmers perceptions of land mobility

Land has always been one of the most important and controversial assets in Ireland and land mobility continues to be a critical issue to the future success of the Irish agricultural sector (FH2020). The Irish agricultural sector is still portrayed by a low level of land mobility and late transfer pattern with small farms and an older farming population. Policies and schemes applied to the agricultural sector to improve land mobility situation appear to be failing to have the desired effect. The overall objective of this study is to assess the present situation and identify potential solutions that could improve land mobility and smooth land transfer in the Irish agricultural sector as perceived by the Irish farmer.