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Locust swarm to create ‘major food crisis’ in Africa

February 14, 2020

Huge swarms of locusts – capable of devouring entire fields worth of crops in just 30 seconds – are sparking fears of a…

Ugandan beef ‘will have honoured place’ on post-Brexit UK tables – Johnson

January 28, 2020

Beef

Ugandan beef cattle “will have an honoured place on the tables of post-Brexit”, according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The prime minister…

Importance of agriculture underlined on IFA trip to Africa

November 20, 2018

Agri Politics

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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