State ‘must focus on organic food sector’ to ease agricultural crisis

AGRICULTURE is in crisis and there is a lack of vision from the mainstream farming organisations and the state as to what direction it should take, the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association has claimed.

IOFGA chairwoman Kate Carmody said rather than fighting against global trends now is the time for the Government to boldly embrace a vision of a rural Ireland based around the areas of greatest opportunity.

There is a need to focus specifically on the production of organic food, minimise agriculture’s carbon footprint and completely ban the use of GMOs.