Ireland's horticulture sector "on life support"

The horticulture sector is the fourth largest sector within agriculture, with a farm-gate value of an estimated €467m in 2020.

"We have to be conscious that if we don’t produce it here, we’re importing something from somewhere that’s probably not as sustainable"

Ireland’s horticulture sector is “on life support” at the moment, a policy executive has warned.

And if Ireland can’t fulfil its potential of what can be produced here in a growing season, “it’s a failure”, the Irish Farmers’ Association's Robert Malone has said.