Importance of agriculture highlighted

WHILE the agricultural sector is worth €17 billion to the Irish economy, many people are unaware of its importance locally.

That’s the view of Agri Aware chairman Mairead Lavery, who was speaking at the presentation of second-level school competition awards in the Irish Farm Centre, Dublin, yesterday.

Sligo Grammar School, which completed a project on Connacht Gold Co-op, was announced as the national winner of Agri Aware’s Local Business Buzz competition.