Agri-food sector highlights job openings to potential recruits

The Irish agri-food sector contributes €24bn to the national economy, generates almost 10% of exports and provides 7.7% of national employment. When inputs, processing and marketing is included, the sector accounts for almost 10% of employment.

“The future growth and expansion of the Irish agrifood industry requires additional human resources,” says Billy Goodburn, ICOS Skillnets manager. “The dairy sector in particular has considerable potential given the industry expansion agenda that exists around the removal of milk quotas next year.”

Over the course of 2014, the Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society hosted a number of the ‘Foot in The Door’ training and advisory industry initiatives, targeting potential new employees for the agri-food sector.