Big Irish presence at SIAL exhibition

Sustainable food production to feed an anticipated world population of nine billion people by 2050 was the central themes at the five-day SIAL exhibition in Paris which ends in Paris today.

A total of 21 Irish companies, a 40% increase on 2012, participated in the biennial global food trade show which had 6,300 exhibitors and attracted 150,000 visitors from 200 countries.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney attended to support Bord Bia and the Irish companies in pursuit of new business opportunities.