New agri-food strategy in the pipeline till 2015

Plans for a new Agri-Food Strategy up to 2025 were announced yesterday by Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Simon Coveney.

He said this strategy will be developed by a committee of leading figures from the agri-food sector and will set out the key actions required to maximise its contribution to economic growth, job creation and environmental sustainability over the next decade.

The agri-food sector is playing an integral part in Ireland’s economic recovery and is the country’s largest indigenous industry, contributing €26bn in turnover and generating 12.3% of merchandise exports.