Quotas 'elephant in the room' at Food Vision Dairy Group meeting

During a meeting of the Food Vision Dairy Group, it was explained that if the group was not successful in coming up with a plan to reduce emissions, quotas would need to be set.

During a meeting of the Food Vision Dairy Group, it was explained that if the group was not successful in coming up with a plan to reduce emissions, quotas would need to be set.

Charlie McConalogue, the agriculture minister, has denied claims of plans to impose quotas on Ireland’s dairy industry, following Monday’s Food Vision Dairy Group meeting.

The group, which is made up of key stakeholders from the dairy sector, was established in January and will be tasked with planning how the industry will meet targets for agriculture and land-use emissions reductions set in Ireland’s Climate Action Plan.