Requirement to prioritise bio-energy

THE Government has been urged to prioritise the creation of a sustainable indigenous agricultural bio-energy sector as a matter of urgency.

IFA Alternative Land Use Project team leader JJ Kavanagh said Irish agriculture could be big losers as a result of climate change caused by ever increasing CO2 emissions.

“The fortunes of farming are very much linked to weather. Weather-related events across the world have this season seen one of the smallest wheat harvests in over 25 years, leading to huge price volatility,” he said.