Irish farmers need to adapt to more sustainable means of production to help combat climate change, European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said. Mr Hogan said Ireland needed to get serious about developing more sustainable means of agriculture but the new Common Agriculture Policy would assist them in this by placing greater emphasis on measurable results for which they would be rewarded by the EU. The recent drought in Ireland and across Northern Europe has reminded us in a very serious way that the climate challenge is not going away,” Mr Hogan told the West Cork Forum at the Taste of West Cork Food Festival. “Where once food was for sustenance only, we now have an appreciation of quality, provenance and sustainability, Ireland, . is fast becoming a “foodie” nation and west Cork has led the charge, developing sophisticated local products and value chains long before this caught on elsewhere.

Source: The Irish Times September 08, 2018 20:48 UTC