Transition students encouraged to investigate agribusiness sector

THE farming and food educational body Agri Aware is challenging transition year students nationwide to investigate the importance of agribusiness in their local communities.

Local Business Buzz, launched yesterday in conjunction with AIB, encourages students to develop communication, research and teamwork skills. The project involves interviewing local agribusinesses, researching and identifying the contribution that agribusiness makes to the local community, radio script-writing and recording and the submission of these tasks in a written project.

Agri Aware chairman Mairéad Lavery said Irish agribusiness is a dynamic, technologically advanced and innovative industry.