While the sector faces significant challenges with market disturbance arising from COVID-19 and uncertainty around the outcome of Brexit, it also has many opportunities to develop and prosper, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said.
The comments came the launch of the Department’s Annual Review and Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2020 with the minister outlining his focus for the year ahead.
The report provides up to date information and statistical analysis from a variety of sources, to give a detailed overview of Ireland’s agri-food sector and its outlook for the future.
Vital sector
Minister McConalogue said: “Agri-food is Ireland’s most important indigenous exporting sector, playing a vital role in the economy. With 137,000 farms we produce some €8bn in output and we have over 770,000ha of forest.
“The agri-food supply chain stretches from rural and coastal areas all across Ireland to the UK, Europe and further to markets in the Americas, Asia and Africa.”
With 137,000 farms we produce some €8bn in output and we have over 770,000ha of forest
In 2019 Ireland’s food, drink and agri-foods products were exported to over 180 markets worldwide and valued at €14.5bn, a 63% increase from €8.9bn in 2010.
Analysis
The minister highlighted that a committee of sector stakeholders has been working since late last year on a new agri-food strategy to 2030, their terms of reference to outline the vision and key objectives of the sector in the decade ahead.
The information and analysis included in this year’s report will inform the ‘Agri-food 2030’ process and assist in policy analysis in the sector over the next year.
To view the full report, click here.
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While the sector faces significant challenges with market disturbance arising from COVID-19 and uncertainty around the outcome of Brexit, it also has many opportunities to develop and prosper, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said.
The comments came the launch of the Department’s Annual Review and Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2020 with the minister outlining his focus for the year ahead.
The report provides up to date information and statistical analysis from a variety of sources, to give a detailed overview of Ireland’s agri-food sector and its outlook for the future.
Vital sector
Minister McConalogue said: “Agri-food is Ireland’s most important indigenous exporting sector, playing a vital role in the economy. With 137,000 farms we produce some €8bn in output and we have over 770,000ha of forest.
“The agri-food supply chain stretches from rural and coastal areas all across Ireland to the UK, Europe and further to markets in the Americas, Asia and Africa.”
With 137,000 farms we produce some €8bn in output and we have over 770,000ha of forest
In 2019 Ireland’s food, drink and agri-foods products were exported to over 180 markets worldwide and valued at €14.5bn, a 63% increase from €8.9bn in 2010.
Analysis
The minister highlighted that a committee of sector stakeholders has been working since late last year on a new agri-food strategy to 2030, their terms of reference to outline the vision and key objectives of the sector in the decade ahead.
The information and analysis included in this year’s report will inform the ‘Agri-food 2030’ process and assist in policy analysis in the sector over the next year.
To view the full report, click here.
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