Irish food drive serves up tasty results

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney is upbeat about the progress being made on the ambitious production goals in the Food Harvest 2020 report. He talks to Joe Dermody

FOR once, everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet. Farmers, fishermen, food processors and agri-food scientists are all working to the plan. Everyone, from the primary producer to the overseas marketing exec, is on the same page. All are focused on a mission of real clarity.

This morning, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney is unveiling the first fruits of that focus, Milestones for Success — an update on year-one progress on the Food Harvest 2020 (FH2020) targets before an audience at the MacGill Summer School in Donegal.