Irish farming's 'green' reputation is not supported by evidence, the EPA director Laura Burke has told the Department of Agriculture. Addressing Irish agriculture's 'green' reputation “leveraged by Origin Green and other labelling schemes” she said it was clear from an examination of the science that the environmental sustainability of the sector as a whole is “largely not supported by the evidence”. She added that the case is “weakening” year on year as polluting air emissions increase and water quality further deteriorates. "Since the launch of Origin Green in 2012, Origin Green members have made progress towards the aim of driving sustainable food production,” it said. It "challenges the notion that Origin Green serves simply as a marketing or labelling scheme when progress has been achieved by Origin Green members across the supply chain".

Source: Irish Independent October 06, 2020 01:41 UTC