This year’s Great Agri-Food Debate will take place virtually for the first time, with six third-level colleges from Ireland and the UK competing.
The debate is a joint initiative between Dawn Meats and McDonald’s and will take place on 30, 31 March and 1 April.
This year’s debate also brings another new dimension to proceedings, with the involvement of the University of Aberystwyth, marking the first time a college from outside the island of Ireland has been involved, emphasising the shared need for continued dialogue on issues of common interest in the UK and Irish agri-food sector.
Along with the University of Aberystwyth, University of Limerick, last year’s winners University College Dublin, Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Dundalk Institute of Technology and 2019 winners Waterford Institute of Technology will compete across the three days.
Sustainability and its role in the future of the agri-food industry will be central to the discussions, with students debating the following motions:
Plastic is not the enemy of our blue planet.Lab-grown meats will not replace traditional livestock farming systems.The livestock sector can meet the requirements for net zero.Dawn Meats CEO Niall Browne said that the participation of the University of Aberystwyth in Wales is timely and that he looks forward to the different perspectives they will bring.
“I also wish all participants the very best of luck and I’m eager to hear the voices of the future of our industry,” he said.
This year’s Great Agri-Food Debate will take place virtually for the first time, with six third-level colleges from Ireland and the UK competing.
The debate is a joint initiative between Dawn Meats and McDonald’s and will take place on 30, 31 March and 1 April.
This year’s debate also brings another new dimension to proceedings, with the involvement of the University of Aberystwyth, marking the first time a college from outside the island of Ireland has been involved, emphasising the shared need for continued dialogue on issues of common interest in the UK and Irish agri-food sector.
Along with the University of Aberystwyth, University of Limerick, last year’s winners University College Dublin, Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Dundalk Institute of Technology and 2019 winners Waterford Institute of Technology will compete across the three days.
Sustainability and its role in the future of the agri-food industry will be central to the discussions, with students debating the following motions:
Plastic is not the enemy of our blue planet.Lab-grown meats will not replace traditional livestock farming systems.The livestock sector can meet the requirements for net zero.Dawn Meats CEO Niall Browne said that the participation of the University of Aberystwyth in Wales is timely and that he looks forward to the different perspectives they will bring.
“I also wish all participants the very best of luck and I’m eager to hear the voices of the future of our industry,” he said.
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