Irish agriculture contributes €24bn to the economy, making it one of the pivotal income sectors in the country. According to the Central Statistics Office, 167,000 people are employed in the agri-food sector, which accounts for 7.7% of the total labour force in the country.

Here we outline just how crucial each of the individual sectors are to the overall farming sector. We also look at how the different sectors have a different impact on individual counties across the country. Be it pigs, or beef, dairying or forestry, each sector has an important role to play.