Irish dairy is a low carbon model for others to follow, says World Bank executive Dr Juergen Voegele.

Climate change is a major challenge facing global food production over the coming decades, according to Juergen Voegele, Director of Agricultural Global Practice at the World Bank in Washington.

A global meat industry leader from Cork is among the key speakers at the annual conference of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, on Friday, September 12.