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Origin Green Ambassadors Paving the Way in Sustainable Food & Horticulture Collaboration

Image credit: FoodBev Media Related: Organizational Change Food/Beverage New types of partnerships can enable systemic changes to flourish. That thinking is behind the Origin Green Ambassadors programme, which brings education, leading...

War on waste continues as Creed announces two new projects to tackle food waste

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced that two projects will receive funding this year from his Department’s...

Monaghan Mushrooms wins sustainability award

Monaghan Mushrooms received the Sustainability, Project Impact Award for successfully demonstrating that their company is at the technical and environmental forefront of the mushroom...
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Lean management – Bord Bia

Bord Bia, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc, has been and is implementing pilot lean management initiatives in the horticulture industry. Following the...

Continued growth in the international organic market – Bord Bia

Finnian O’ Luasa, Paris Office Bord Bia – Irish Food Board The French agency for organic food “Agence Bio” recently presented latest trends which show...

Troubling thoughts, food security and serious challenges ahead – Stiofán Nutty

As I write rain is falling here in Fingal. 8.2mm has fallen in the past 4 hours. The first significant rain that we’ve had...
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Plastic packaging – Bord Bia

THE HOT TOPIC The topic of plastic waste has come to the forefront of the minds of both businesses and consumers both in Ireland and...

Energy in Horticulture event – Teagasc

Date: 3rd April Event Time: 9:30am Venue: Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, D15 DY05 This event is to update the industry in aspects of energy use...
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Horticulture in Politics – Work Permits Data: 18 Apr 2019: Written answers.

Written answers Thursday, 18 April 2019 Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Work Permits Data John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) Link to this: Individually | In context 148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise...

Kaethe Burt-O’Dea on the SPUDS Project

Interview with Kaethe Burt-O'Dea on growing the naturally bred Sarpo blight resistant potato varieties as a response to the Irish government's decision...