Agri Politics
President Higgins: Global food system is 'fundamentally flawed'
The world “must face up to some difficult questions” around how it feeds the planet, President Michael D. Higgins has...
Africa
Machinery
State of Agriculture report ignores nitty gritty of farming
The United Nations has recently published a report entitled The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 in which it looks...
Beef News
Farming with Dexter cattle in the African desert
When the Uys family from Shanahoe, Co. Laois visited their friend Danie Kotze’s farm in the Kalahari desert in Namibia...
Agri-Business
Bimeda expands further with acquisition of Afrivet
Animal health distributor Bimeda has acquired veterinary pharmaceutical company Afrivet, meaning the company now has the largest footprint of any...
Agri-Business
First grain shipment from Ukraine to Africa sets sail
The first shipment of grain to Africa from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began has embarked on its journey. The...
Rural Life
'Agriculture can be a solution' for east Africa's hunger crisis
Agriculture has the potential to help Africa overcome its raging hunger crisis, if long-term investments are made in the continent...
Agri-Business
FAO launches new phase of its agricultural policy initiative
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new phase of its agricultural policy initiative...
Agri-Business
Grants offered to agri-food companies to expand in Africa
Grants of up to €250,000 are being offered to Irish agri-food companies to develop new markets in Africa. The Africa...
Rural Life
Agri-food companies sought for developing commercial projects in Africa
Irish agri-food companies are being sought to develop commercial projects in Africa to benefit communities there. Minister for Agriculture Charlie...
Environment
Locust swarm to create 'major food crisis' in Africa
Huge swarms of locusts – capable of devouring entire fields worth of crops in just 30 seconds – are sparking...
Beef
Ugandan beef 'will have honoured place' on post-Brexit UK tables - Johnson
Ugandan beef cattle “will have an honoured place on the tables of post-Brexit”, according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson....
Agri Politics
Importance of agriculture underlined on IFA trip to Africa
Agriculture’s vital role in eradicating poverty and promoting economic growth in Africa is being witnessed in person by Irish Farmers’...
Rural Life
From rural Kerry to rustic Rwanda: How one cow made all the difference
A farmer from Co. Kerry has commented on his experiences of seeing first-hand how his last dairy cow, which he...
Rural Life
Hardest Harvest: Cork dairy farmer goes on African odyssey
Cork dairy farmer Paula Hynes swapped changing clusters for Kenyan challenges when she travelled 7,000km to the east African country...
Rural Life
Mountbellew Franciscans appeal for agricultural equipment
The Franciscans at Mountbellew, Co. Galway, are appealing for farm equipment for their new agricultural college in north-west Uganda. A...
Opinion
Irish potato knowledge flows into African countries and transforms lives
This year, 2016, is such a significant year for us all in Ireland. It is the 100th anniversary of the...
Agri-Business
Trade Mission to West Africa will see focus on food exports
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is leading a week-long trade mission to West Africa. Speaking before his departure, Minister...
