Today, an open call for proposals for forestry promotion projects.has been launched. This call will support and highlight the environmental, social and economic benefits of forestry, forests and timber products. 👉 https://lnkd.in/es4KAAWm
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Government Administration
Kildare Street, Dublin 2 31,862 followers
Leading the #sustainable development of Ireland’s #agri-food, #forestry and #marine sectors.
About us
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine plays a lead role in promoting competitive and sustainable economic development in the agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries sectors, including overall responsibility for public policy and administration. The Department also has major regulatory functions, with the objective of maintaining the highest standards of food safety, consumer protection and animal and plant health. With more than 3,000 staff, the Department operates from six large centralised locations across the country, with a presence also in a further 16 regional offices and a large number of other locations countrywide. The Department has a diverse customer base which includes farmers, taxpayers, consumers, food processors and other commercial operators, those involved in sea fishing, forestry, bio-energy, research as well as diverse EU institutions, other State bodies and special interest groups.
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https://www.gov.ie/agriculture
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Ireland’s Chief Plant Health Officer, Louise Byrne and John Eivers recently attended an excellent 19th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. There they met and congratulated the new CPM Chair from the UK, Sam Bishop. More information on CPM-19 can be found here - https://lnkd.in/e4SZSydf #PlantHealth4Life #DAFM #CPM-19 #IPPC
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Martin Heydon launched the 4th All Island Bioeconomy Summit with representatives of InterTradeIreland, BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy, Irish Bioeconomy Foundation, Gas Networks Ireland and Foster Environmental. This year’s event will be held on the 13th May in Johnstown Estate, Enfield, Co. Meath. The bioeconomy summit has grown stronger each year since its inception in 2021. From its humble beginnings as an online event, this year’s summit is expected to welcome over 200 delegates. The event will allow for key stakeholder and networks of the bioeconomy on the island of Ireland to meet and will this year focus on areas such as blue bioeconomy, commercial bioeconomy development and replacing fossil fuel products with new biobased products. Minister Heydon said ‘Replacing fossil-based products with alternative biobased products will create opportunities for agriculture, forestry, and the entire food system. This is what the bioeconomy is all about, enabling the creation of new value streams, valorisation of farm residues whilst strengthening the role of primary producers in the value chain and generating new jobs in the rural areas. The Minister added: ’That is why the Programme for Government indicates the Governments commitment to develop Ireland’s bioeconomy through a coordinated approach that harnesses Ireland’s natural resources and competitive advantage. An essential part of our coordinated approach is consulting with stakeholders including industry and the All-Island Bioeconomy Summit is a very important event to continue to do so’. More details on the event can be found on https://bioeconomy.ie/ L to R, Percy Foster (Foster Environmental), Celia Cremin (Foster Environmental), Derek O’Brien (BiOrbic), Stephen Napier (Irish Bioeconomy Foundation), Minister Heydon, Padraig Fleming (Gas Networks Ireland) & Niamh McGuire (InterTradeIreland).
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The opening for applications of the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme has been announced. The scheme supports farmers carrying out actions that improve animal health and welfare on their sheep enterprises. 👉https://lnkd.in/efB9EY9H
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Minister Martin Heydon has announced a competitive public procurement procedure seeking proposals from service providers to develop a national social farming network for the next five years. Social farming is the practice of offering, on a voluntary basis, farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic support services. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVSUmQt5
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, TD, presented today the Women in Agriculture Studies Excellence Award to Ruth Connolly, a final year PhD student in Animal Science at University College Dublin School of Agriculture and Food Science. The Women in Agriculture Studies Excellence Award was introduced as part of the Department’s Women in Agriculture National Action Plan. The award recognises those women who are leading the way in the Agri-Food sector. Ruth Connolly, a native of Galway, embarked on her PhD in Animal Science in September 2021. Her research programme is focused on identifying feeding strategies and feed additives for the diets of weaned pigs that improve their ability to thrive, their gut function, and digestive health. 👉https://lnkd.in/eqqqHKEs
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Minister Martin Heydon has launched the Food Vision 2030 Dashboard. The dashboard establishes baseline data that will be used to assess, monitor and identify our progress in achieving our sustainability ambitions under Food Vision 2030. 👉https://lnkd.in/eYWhprx7
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We are seeking a General Operative for Howth,Castletownbere and Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centres. General Operatives will be required to carry out maintenance and construction at the ports. Info Booklet👉https://lnkd.in/e3uBTmFb
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