A series of 130 actions are set to be delivered in 2022 under an annual plan for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

The document was published today (Thursday, April 14) by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and follows commitments made in the department's Statement of Strategy 2021-2024.

The actions, which are already underway, are listed under five separate goals, as follows:

Among the actions are the national herd achieving Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) free status, publishing a new national forestry programme and securing Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' on an all-island basis.

The department must also progress a framework for carbon farming and a pilot anaerobic digestion (AD) scheme by the end of the year.

"The actions range from plans to progress Food Vision 2030, implement the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan and to deliver on our commitments in the forestry and marine sectors.

"The agri, food, fishing and forestry sectors play a critical role in a balanced economy as well as providing the bedrock for a multi-billion sector that feeds so many people at home and internationally," Minister McConalogue said.