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Japan plans to boost quality food exports to China and US
Japan plans to boost quality food exports to China and US
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe wants to increase agri-food exports by a third by 2019 to one trillion yen (€8.6bn), though analysts say he must aim far higher for food to become a mainstay export for Japan.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Agri-food firms take climate change lead, says ABP manager
Agri-food firms take climate change lead, says ABP manager
Agri-food companies are already playing a lead role in reducing Ireland’s carbon footprint, said John Durkan, sustainability and environmental manager with ABP Food Group.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Minister Creed uses Paris expo to reassure UK on Irish agri-food commitment
Minister Creed uses Paris expo to reassure UK on Irish agri-food commitment
Agriculture Minister Michael Creed plans to reassure British retailers in Paris today about the Irish agri-food sector’s commitment to the UK market.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2016

Agri-food sector faces uncertain future after Brexit
Agri-food sector faces uncertain future after Brexit

The Irish agri-food industry has been presented with a huge challenge by Brexit. In the very short-term that is manifested in a sharp decline of sterling against the euro.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2016

Agri-food’s growth outpaces all other industries
Agri-food’s growth outpaces all other industries

Agri-food businesses are growing faster than any other sector across the island, InterTradeIreland’s quarterly business monitor report states.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

Careers fair to highlight 250,000 agri-food jobs in the RDS
Careers fair to highlight 250,000 agri-food jobs in the RDS
Agri-food interests are joining forces to host Agri Careers in the RDS, Dublin, on March 3, the first such fair for the sector.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Agri-food sector keeps making a strong contribution to growth
Agri-food sector keeps making a strong contribution to growth
During the years of excess in the Irish economy in the post-2000 period, I always had a strong sense that the agri-food sector, ranging from primary production to food manufacturing, never got the respect it deserved and was instead regarded as irrelevant and unimportant by many people.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016

Farmers need to get bigger and better, says report
Farmers need to get bigger and better, says report
Farm expansion is not sufficient to deliver an agri-food industry that is internationally competitive and sustainable. As well as getting bigger, farmers need to get better.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Technology fuels rise in CAO applications to agri-food courses
Technology fuels rise in CAO applications to agri-food courses
New farm technologies have added to the sector’s appeal, and a surge in applications for agri-food college courses, says Union of Students in Ireland president Kevin Donoghue.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2015

Agri-food firms can aim even higher
Agri-food firms can aim even higher

The Agricultural Science Association (ASA) hosted its annual conference in Kilkenny last week and in so doing underlined the energy that exists within Ireland’s agri-food industry.

Wed, 16 Sep, 2015

23,000 jobs promised for agri-food sector
23,000 jobs promised for agri-food sector

23,000 jobs are being promised as part of the Government’s ten year Agri-food strategy.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015

Consumer foods group predicts boom in exports and more jobs
Predictions for thousands of new food processing and other value-added jobs, and a “significant” rise in prepared consumer food exports will be unveiled in the coming months — when a new consumer foods action group delivers quantified analysis of the processed side of Food Harvest 2020’s targets.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2014

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