Potato industry ‘must appeal to millennials to survive’

Irish farmers are warning that the potato industry is under threat due to surplus imports and rising costs.

Potato industry ‘must appeal to millennials to survive’

Irish farmers are warning that the potato industry is under threat due to surplus imports and rising costs.

Farmers have painted a bleak picture for the future of the spud. The area of potatoes planted in 2019 was the second lowest on record, beaten only by 2018.

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