Agri-food and forestry conferences generate €1m boost for economy

AGRICULTURE and forestry-related global conferences being held in Ireland are giving a welcome boost to the economy.

More than 750 delegates from almost 70 countries are in Dublin for the five-day annual gathering of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, on the theme of Environment, Food and Global Health.

Next week scientists from 33 countries will be in Dublin for a seminar organised by the European Forest Institute.