Department of Agriculture secretary general Aidan O'Driscoll; Yield Lab Ireland managing partner Paul Finnerty; Department of Agriculture assistant secretary general Sinéad McPhillips; Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed; FoodDrink Europe director Mella Frewen; Enterprise Ireland Divisional Manager for Food Orla Battersby; UCD professor emeritus of entrepreneurship Frank Roche; and Department of Agriculture chief economist Sean Bell. \ Maxwell
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New 2030 climate obligations under agreement at EU level will pose a massive challenge to Food Wise 2025. Agriculture must contribute to huge cuts to Irish greenhouse gas emissions, of which it contributes one-third. Meanwhile, our renewable energy production needs to ramp up. The title of a realistic farming strategy for the next decade should be food, energy and carbon-wise. While there must be satisfaction at the growth in value and volume terms of Irish output across all commodities, it’s not impacting as it should on farm incomes, with the possible exception of the dairy sector. If the primary producer is denied a share of the spoils of growth, it won’t be sustainable.
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New 2030 climate obligations under agreement at EU level will pose a massive challenge to Food Wise 2025. Agriculture must contribute to huge cuts to Irish greenhouse gas emissions, of which it contributes one-third. Meanwhile, our renewable energy production needs to ramp up. The title of a realistic farming strategy for the next decade should be food, energy and carbon-wise. While there must be satisfaction at the growth in value and volume terms of Irish output across all commodities, it’s not impacting as it should on farm incomes, with the possible exception of the dairy sector. If the primary producer is denied a share of the spoils of growth, it won’t be sustainable.
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