Agri-Business
Bord Bia has today (Wednesday, July 13) announced a collaboration with major Irish retailers to raise awareness of domestic organic produce.
Sheep
There is resistance from some of the big retailers when it comes to stocking organic lamb, a webinar has been told.
While the EU organic market grew overall, imports of organic agri-food products decreased slightly between 2019 and 2020.
Agri Politics
Delaying new EU rules on producing and labelling organic products by a year would give farmers and national authorities more time to adjust.
The details surrounding the process for granting exemptions to organic retailers have been revealed by the Minister of State Andrew Doyle.
Demand for organic produce in Ireland is currently outweighing supply, a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has heard.