The European Commission has produced a study on the cumulative effects of 12 future trade agreements on the agri-food sector, including specific results for producer prices and production volumes for
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Irish businesses are being called on to take action in helping to save the bees. The National Biodiversity Date Centre and Bord Bia have launched a Framework for Businesses as
WeFarm, a peer-to-peer agtech network that enables small-scale farmers to access and share vital agricultural information even without internet, has reached over 100,000 users and secured £1.3 million in seed
The monthly value of EU agri-food exports in September 2016 reached a record value of almost €11.5 billion exceeding the export values in September of previous years by about €500
EU producers will receive an increased budget of €133 million in 2017 to promote EU agricultural products outside and inside the EU and to continue finding new markets. The European
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) 14th Annual Roundtable Meeting (RT14) urged corporate leaders, NGOs, policy makers and academics to step up and join forces to ensure an effective
UK dairy group Dairy Crest has announced a further 1.78 ppl milk price increase from 1 December 2016. This has been agreed with Dairy Crest Direct (DCD), the independent representative body
Ninety-seven per cent of food samples collected in the European Union are free of pesticide residues or contain traces that are within legal limits. The conclusion is part of EFSA’s
With more than 11 million hectares of certified area or area under conversion in 2015, organic farming made up 6.2% of the European Union’s (EU) total utilised agricultural area (UAA).
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area – PRIMA. The first partnership of its kind in the Mediterranean basin aims
Harnessing the knowledge of the Irish agriculture sector can significantly contribute to ending hunger and poverty for millions of people in the Developing World. Such is the belief of the founders
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the granting of a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for VarroMed
Market indicators show dairy farmers are being short-changed to the tune of £200 million pounds, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU) in the UK. It is calling for milk
Large numbers of beef farms attended the recent Teagasc National Beef Conference. The theme for the conference was putting ‘Practice into Profit’, and speaking at the opening of the conference,
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Agrár-Vállalkozási Hitelgarancia Alapítvány (AVHGA) have signed a COSME agreement to enhance access to finance to up to 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) primarily
The National Farmers Union (NFU) in Britain has appointed a director to lead its newly-created Brexit Unit as the organisation moves to strengthen and extend its political reach in the
In response to the great demand for participation in the Technical Tours, the Organising Committee of the IDF World Dairy Summit 2016 in Rotterdam has decided to organize another Technical
Harry Kehoe, the retired Potato Breeder from Teagasc, Oak Park, was conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, in recognition of his lifetime’s work as a Plant Breeder.
The Irish Government has launched a new €500,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund to support start-up activity in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. The Enterprise Ireland Fund, which provides €50,000
Over 9,500 cocoa farmers in Cameroon have received more than €1.4 million (958 million cfa) in premium payments – the largest ever certification premium payments made for sustainable cocoa in
Mondelēz International has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its new partnerships with Swisscontact, Cargill and Wahana Visi Indonesia to expand its Cocoa Life program in Southeast
Carr’s, the UK-based agriculture, food and engineering group, has disposed of Carr’s Flour Mills, its food division, to Whitworths Holdings, a leading British flour milling business, for a gross consideration
This year’s IDF World Dairy Summit brings the world of farming together from all continents. In Rotterdam farmers from around
The Irish Government has launched a new Enterprise Ireland Competitive Feasibility Fund for agri-businesses. The Fund, which can provide up
The Irish Shorthorn Society has teamed up with ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s leading privately owned agribusiness companies and
Agriculture is currently the fourth largest sector of the Polish economy, and its share in the GDP of the country
Following a number of years in which average Irish farm incomes increased, falling commodity prices, the drop in the value
Irish agri-tech business BHSL has agreed a $3 million pilot project with the State of Maryland to trial its pioneering
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, and Tony’s Chocolonely, the Amsterdam-based chocolate
US$940 billion – this is what human food waste costs consumers, farmers and businesses each year. A third of all food
Keelings, Ireland’s largest supplier and producer of fresh fruit, is celebrating 90 years of growing at its North Dublin farm.
Agriculture is currently the fourth largest sector of the Polish economy, and its share in the GDP of the country
The European Commission has presented a new package of measures worth €500 million from EU funds to support farmers in
Tesco has launched Carolina Reaper, the hottest chilli pepper in the world according to the Guinness Book Of Records, measuring
EU exports for agricultural products reached €129 billion in 2015 – an increase of 5.7%, securing the EU’s position as
Irish start-up Agricultural Magnetics (t/a MagGrow) has been named winner of the 2016 Thrive Accelerator Sustainability Award, at the 2nd
Tesco has announced that it is to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025. This comes after the retailer
Arla Foods UK, the largest dairy company in the country, has unveiled Arla Farmers Milk – created to give shoppers
Ammonia emissions in Europe have fallen since 1990, but by not as much as emissions of other air pollutants tracked
Tesco has announced it will issue contracts worth £12 million over three years to help support British Agriculture, and become
Consumers in Ireland will buy 120 million packs of potatoes this year, spending €175 million on Irish-grown spuds (according to
The European Commission has further increased the public intervention ceiling for skimmed milk powder from 218,000 tonnes to 350,000 tonnes.
Tesco has unveiled a new Fair For Farmers Guarantee on all of its fresh milk, as it continues to build
The results of research at the Teagasc Clonakilty Agricultural College in Ireland show that incorporating white clover into ryegrass pastures
The Co-op has underlined its strong commitment to British farmers with the launch of a progressive scheme to monitor and manage
In the European Union (EU), just over 2.3 million hectares were devoted to the production of fruit and berries and
The European Commission has approved the registration of eight new product names from Croatia, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain as
The European Commission has formally extended until the end of June 2017 the safety net measures for the EU fruit
A new English apple variety that ‘matures in taste like a fine wine’ is set to transform the UK apple
Embode, a human rights consultancy, has published the results of two independent assessments of child protection in the cocoa sector
Natural Extracts Industries (NEI) from Tanzania and Agro-Hub from Cameroon have been selected as the finalists for Nestlé’s Creating Shared
Farmer-owned Arla Foods has taken the decision to start to incentivise more farmers to convert to GM free feed. The
University College Cork has introduced a new postgraduate qualification dedicated to the dairy industry. Dairy processing is a very significant
Well-known Irish TV nutritional expert and dietitian, Aoife Hearne, will be dishing up a fresh look at Ireland’s favourite vegetable
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