Horticulture producers to benefit from €4.4m in investment aid

Some 175 commercial horticultural producers are to receive grants totalling €4.4m under a scheme unveiled yesterday by Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister.

The investment aid scheme for the development of the commercial horticulture sector will fund capital investments in specialist new equipment and facilities.

The grant aid covers all areas of the industry, including field vegetables, mushrooms, protected crops and nursery crops.