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Ireland has been net importer of food since 2000, UN data reveals
Contrary to the prevailing opinion in Irish agriculture, both Ireland and the EU are net importers of food energy. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, data...
View ArticleBritain’s food security solution is Irish beef exporters’ difficulty
The British Minister of State for Agriculture George Eustice has told Parliament that the country’s food supplies will be perfectly fine – even if Britain walks away from the EU without negotiating a...
View ArticleGlobal food security experts met in Belfast this week
Food security experts from all over the world converged in Belfast this week (May 28-31) for a major summit on how to feed a growing global population. The Belfast Summit on Global Food Integrity...
View Article‘Severe decline in bee species threatens food security worldwide’
At a time when many managed and wild-bee species are in a severe decline that threatens food security, researchers from Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) and Maynooth University have joined forces...
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Ireland has been net importer of food since 2000, UN data reveals
Contrary to the prevailing opinion in Irish agriculture, both Ireland and the EU are net importers of food energy. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, data...
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Britain’s food security solution is Irish beef exporters’ difficulty
The British Minister of State for Agriculture George Eustice has told Parliament that the country’s food supplies will be perfectly fine – even if Britain walks away from the EU without negotiating a...
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New centre of excellence aims to improve global food security
A new UK centre of excellence is being set up by partners on the Norwich Research Park to improve global food security which is threatened by the effects of climate change. The Norwich Institute for...
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Agriculture needs long-term support – UFU
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, believes that society as a whole buys into the principle of supporting agriculture into the long-term. He told Agriland: “As an industry we...
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Agri ministers to discuss soil quality and land use at global forum
The annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is due to take place next week with focus on global soil quality and sustainable land use. This year’s event – hosted by the Federal Ministry of...
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Biodiversity actions could lead to ‘malnutrition’ in developing world – study
Actions to promote conservation and biodiversity by closing off areas of land to farming could have a negative impact on human health and food security, according to researchers in Scotland, Germany...
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Ukraine crisis threatening global food security – CEJA
With the peace and stability of the European continent at stake, and the physical and mental integrity of neighbouring communities undermined, it is the food security of millions of people which is...
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IPES: Food system reform needed to avoid ‘unprecedented hunger’
The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) has called for a fundamental reform of food systems to avoid “unprecedented hunger”, following a new report by the United...
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Impact of Ukraine conflict on EU to be discussed by agri ministers today
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will discuss food security and supply chain issues in relation to the Ukraine conflict, when he meets with his European...
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EU solidarity to minimise impacts of Ukraine conflict on food security –...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has emphasised the need for EU solidarity in dealing with impacts of the conflict in Ukraine on agri-food supply chains and food...
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Intervention measures particularly aimed at pigmeat sector
EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski has announced that the commission is working on special market measures aimed at sectors severely hit by rising input costs, particularly the...
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Food security: ‘Unwise’ to make decisions without farmer engagement
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that it is “unwise” for the government to make any decisions on how to protect food security without engaging with farmers. The association was reacting...
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Copa-Cogeca: Cultivate all available EU land in 2022
Copa-Cogeca has called on the European Union to allow the cultivation of crops on all available lands this year to offset the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The representative body for farmers...
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Government must reassess rejection of report on peat in horticulture – TD
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Deputy Carol Nolan has called on the government to reassess its rejection of the working group report on horticulture, as “food security becomes a national issue”....
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Wartime situation must see focus on food security – Brady
“A wartime situation deserves and needs different ideologies than what was needed six months ago,” according to Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) representative, Frank Brady. The IFA Ulster/North...
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Government needs to send clear signal on food security – Macra
The Irish government needs to send out a clear signal around food security and growth, according to Macra na Feirme. This evening (Tuesday, March 8) farming organisations, including Macra, will meet...
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