Agri-food and forestry researchers welcome €23m grant awards
The grants will fund research projects undertaken on a collaborative basis by researchers from institutions across the island of Ireland. The funded research relate to sustainable food production and processing as well as forestry.
Several of the funded projects are applied and pre-commercial, while there is also a heavy emphasis on research involving the modern biosciences. Meat-related research features prominently. Additional investment in dairy research will ensure the two agri sectors continue to be given maximum support. Many of the projects funded involve a “farm to fork” approach.
