Expert calls for new research centre
Dr Liam Downey, former Director of Teagasc and currently Honorary Professor in UCD and NUI Maynooth, said environmental research is fragmented. He said it lacks critical scientific mass, reflected in the controversy surrounding the nitrates directive.
Addressing a conference in Armagh run by the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) and the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS), Dr Downey said an integrated rural environment research centre is vital to ensure the environmental and economic sustainability of rural economies.
