Cork needs to make agrifood dream a reality

I’d like to outline an argument about why Cork city should be a stand-out agrifood industry hub and be recognised as such internationally.

It already has the credentials as a home for pioneering third level food science activities. Its geography contains some of the most progressive farmers in the country, and it is peppered with food processing co-ops and private companies.

It now needs to leverage that legacy by mapping cultural and business activities which establish it as a globally-recognised location of excellence for entrepreneurship and investment in the agrifood world. That status is not very evident at present.