Emission cuts will continue, says Coveney

“Farms that are more sustainable can also be more profitable," foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney has said.

“Farms that are more sustainable can also be more profitable.”

The agriculture sector’s emissions reduction journey must continue “even through crises”, foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney has said.

However, Mr Coveney, a former agriculture minister, said that he believes the technology and management systems on Irish farms “will evolve and change”, and that the Government will be able to “fund and sponsor a lot of that”.