Blueprint for sustainable farming

IRELAND can become a world leader in sustainable agriculture and food production by 2020 under an ambitious initiative proposed to the Government yesterday.

The Dublin-based Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) brought together leading experts from across the agri-food sector to prepare a strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of Irish agriculture in the coming decade.

From Farm to Fork – A Sustainability Enhancement Programme for Irish Agriculture is the result of this initiative which proposes measures for adoption on farms, in factories and in retail outlets.