Ireland set to host landmark agri-summit on global food security

The Nuffield Agri-Summit 'Feed the World – Our Responsibility?' in May of this year aims to address urgent and complex pressures facing global food systems

(Left to right) Michael Berkery, FBD Trust; Simon Coveney, former tánaiste and minister for agriculture, food and the marine; and Grainne Dwyer, chair of Nuffield Ireland, announced details of the Nuffield Agri Summit taking place on May 22. Picture: Justin Lunch

Ireland will take centre stage in global agriculture in May when it hosts the 2026 Nuffield Agri-Summit.

The event scheduled for May 22, will take place at the Killashee House Hotel in Naas, Co Kildare, and is expected to be a pivotal international gathering pushing back on common assumptions and shaping global debate and action on food security.