Beef
International scientists have raised questions about potential conflict of interests that Teagasc may have in relation to the 'role of meat'.
Agri-Business
Poultry meat is expected to account for 41% of the protein consumed from all meat sources in 2032, followed by pig, bovine and ovine meat.
Replacing 30% of meat with plant protein could offset almost all global aviation emissions, a new report has found.
Global consumption of meat is set to increase by 14% by the end of this decade, according to a report from the UNEP.
AHDB has recently launched its Foodservice 2021 report including figures on beef, pork and lamb in the UK foodservice market.
Environment
Most people do not recognise agriculture as the main contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland, a new ESRI report has found.
The European Commission is predicting a fall in meat consumption for 2020, due to changes in consumer demand during the Covid-19 lockdown.
An Independent TD for the Kerry constituency has claimed that people who stop eating meat "never worked hard".
Reducing and even ending meat consumption to address the international climate challenge has been labelled 'farcical' by the IFA Environment Chairman, Harold Kingston.
Figures from the FAO/OECD show that worldwide meat consumption is set to grow and the main increase will be for poultry.
