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Importance of agriculture underlined on IFA trip to Africa

November 20, 2018

Agriculture’s vital role in eradicating poverty and promoting economic growth in Africa is being witnessed in person by Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president…

From rural Kerry to rustic Rwanda: How one cow made all the difference

October 15, 2018

Rural Life

A farmer from Co. Kerry has commented on his experiences of seeing first-hand how his last dairy cow, which he gifted to a…

Hardest Harvest: Cork dairy farmer goes on African odyssey

May 1, 2018

Rural Life

Cork dairy farmer Paula Hynes swapped changing clusters for Kenyan challenges when she travelled 7,000km to the east African country as part of…

Mountbellew Franciscans appeal for agricultural equipment

September 16, 2017

Rural Life

The Franciscans at Mountbellew, Co. Galway, are appealing for farm equipment for their new agricultural college in north-west Uganda. A Massey Ferguson 135…

Irish potato knowledge flows into African countries and transforms lives

January 2, 2016

Opinion

This year, 2016, is such a significant year for us all in Ireland. It is the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a…

Trade Mission to West Africa will see focus on food exports

November 30, 2015

Agri-Business

The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is leading a week-long trade mission to West Africa. Speaking before his departure, Minister Coveney said it…

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