The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd.
The programme, which runs for five years from 2023 to 2027, has a budget of €256 million over the five year term, which equates to €51.2 million in each year of the programme. SCEP is co-funded by the National Exchequer and the European Union.