Road maps to bolster food and dairy sectors

THE road map for the food sector by the country’s leading advisory body on agriculture and food highlights both the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.

The nine Teagasc Road Maps were launched in mid-April when the head of the organisation, Gerry Boyle, referred the “clear opportunities” unfolding for agriculture and food that will facilitate strong growth in the coming years, give sustainable incomes to farmers and protect the environment.

The report made clear that to succeed, high output will be needed from cost efficient production systems if targets under the 2020 plan are to be realised under the Food Harvest 2020 report.