Climate is right for a change in agriculture

With changes in agriculture and food production predicted as a result of climate change, the Government has announced incentives for growing energy crops, writes Agribusiness Correspondent RAY RYAN

GLOBAL warming, now regarded by many people as the greatest crisis facing humanity, presents opportunities for Irish agriculture to make a great contribution to national energy self-sufficiency.

That’s the considered view of various experts but the challenge now looks even greater with the United Nations yesterday issuing its bleakest warning yet about the likely impact of climate change.