Food for thought in jobs’ strategy submission

WITH the banks very much in the news some focus on other segments of this economy might give a bit more cause for optimism.

Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the sector, has in its submission to the government 2020 Strategy on the future development of the agriculture, forestry, fishing and food industries called on it to deliver and implement a coherent and coordinated strategy with industry to put the food sector at the very heart of the Irish economy.

This makes absolute sense and it’s a welcome move by the country’s leading employer body to demand a fresh strategic thinking on agriculture and food.