Agri-Business
The €4.7 million National Biorefinery Pilot Plant along with the €5 million BioScaleUp initiative launched today.
Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon is launching the "first of its kind" National Biorefinery Pilot Plant and bioeconomy initiative in Co. Tipperary.
Tillage
New opportunities in plant-based ingredients for Ireland’s tillage and wider food sector have been highlighted.
Rural Life
MTU has secured over €4.5 million in research funding for projects focused on sustainability, food systems and the circular bioeconomy.
Member states in the Council of the EU have backed a proposal from the European Commission for a common bioeconomy strategy for the bloc.
€10 million in funding through the EU Just Transition has been announced for two new bioeconomy demonstration initiatives.
The European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, which will include rewarding farmers and foresters who enhance carbon sinks.
Communities are more open to development of the bioeconomy, including AD, when they feel "included" and "respected", new research has shown.
Farmers and foresters in the EU are calling for an "ambitious" bioeconomy strategy to recognise the role of agriculture and forestry.
The bioeconomy will be an "integral part" of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This is...
Ireland must identify "opportunities for us to insulate ourselves" against the volatility of world market prices, according to minister.
Ministers Darragh O’Brien and Martin Heydon, today announced the launch of Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2025, taking place from October 13-19.
A pioneering feasibility study has been launched in Ireland’s mid-west to explore a new...
N.Ireland
The Taoiseach, Minister Martin Heydon, and Minister Andrew Muir have today announced €9 million in funding for two bioeconomy initiatives.
Ireland’s bioeconomy is set for a major boost as BiOrbic, a Research Ireland Centre for...
The government has announced €10 million in funding for new projects as part of the Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative.
Representatives from local county councils, regional assemblies, and government departments met to discuss regional bioeconomy development
EU-funded project 'BBioNets', driving progress in the bioeconomy, will highlight regional insights at a conference organised by Teagasc
Dairy
Turning slurry and feedstocks into a valuable product for energy, fertiliser, feeds and food was the topic of conversation at a recent...
Ministers Charlie McConalogue and Eamon Ryan have welcomed the announcement that Ireland will host the 2026 Global Bioeconomy Summit.
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that while the fall in emissions last year has...
InformBio led by MTU has reached a key milestone with the expansion of a mapping tool with Irish biological raw materials or biomass.
Teagasc today (Thursday, October 10) hosted the Bio Circularity Summit at the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin.
