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FOOD WISE 2025: Presentation to the Balkin Group. Siobhn Dowling, 16 November 2015 Ireland Ireland Total Population 4.6 million (2014) Total Land Area (hectares) 6.9 million 140,000 Number of Farm Holdings 5.7% Agriculture (% Total


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FOOD WISE 2025: Presentation to the Balkin

  • Group. Siobhán Dowling, 16 November 2015
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Ireland

Total Population 4.6 million (2014) Total Land Area (hectares) 6.9 million Number of Farm Holdings 140,000 Agriculture (% Total Employment) 5.7% Average Farm Size 33 ha Food Companies 1,300 (all sizes) Food/Drink Employment 52,000 Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 12.7% Source:

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Grassland Area Ireland Europe 80% 40%

Ireland’s Natural Advantages

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Land Usage and Animal Numbers

Total Land area: 6.9 million ha

Agriculture 4.5 million ha Agriculture and Forestry 5.3 million ha

Cattle 7.0 million Sheep 5.2 million Pigs 1.5 million Chicken 11 million

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Pasture for grazing: Dairy and Beef, 80% Rough Grazing, 11% Crops, 8%

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Competitive advantages for food production

World-leading food safety and traceability systems Sustainable, grass-based production system

  • low-carbon footprint
  • Low cost of production

No water scarcity concerns High quality marine environment

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Food safety & controls system: Key to our export success

Animal Identification

&

Movement

System

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Agri-Food Exports Breakdown, 2014 8

Dairy products & ingredients 29% Beef 22% Prepared Foods 17% Beverages 12% Pigmeat 6% Seafood 5% Edible Horticulture & Cereals 2% Poultry 3% Sheepmeat 2% Live Animals 2%

Source: Bord Bia, Export Performance & Prospects 2014 - 2015

  • Exports in 2014 were

worth €10.5 billion

  • Beef and Dairy

together accounted for >50% of all exports

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Agri-Food Destinations Ireland exports food products to over 170 countries worldwide 9

United Kingdom, 40% Rest of EU, 31% Rest of World, 29% Source: Bord Bia Performance & Prospects, 2014-2015

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2 4 6 8 10 12 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

€7.2bn €7.9bn €8.9bn €9.1bn €10.0bn €10.5bn

Source: CSO

Iris Irish Food and Drink Exports 2010 – 2014

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Food Wise 2025 - background

  • Minister Coveney initiated a process in November

2014

  • Target was to provide a vision and pathway for the

industry to build on the success of Food Harvest 2020

  • Committee convened of 35 leading figures from

private sector, academia, state agencies and NGOs under the Chairmanship of John Moloney, ex CEO

  • f Glanbia Group

Central Statistics Office, Ireland 11

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Food Wise 2025

  • Food Wise 2025 launched on 2nd July
  • Food Wise 2025 is a ten year plan with the theme

Local Roots Global Reach

  • It sets out a vision for the industry to continue

along the path of sustainable growth.

  • It recognises the strategic importance of specific

market and consumer insights.

  • Recognises the embedded

nature

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the sector in every region of Ireland

  • Recognises the embedded

nature

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the sector in every region of Ireland

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Food Wise 2025: Local Roots: Global Reach 13

  • Recognises the embedded nature of the sector in

every region of Ireland

  • Supply chain stretching from rural and coastal

areas exported to over 175 countries around the world

  • Regional reach by the sector makes it almost

unique in Ireland - presents massive opportunities for further growth

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GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

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SUSTAINABILITY

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Food Wise 2025

Food Wise 2025 identifies a number of areas to capitalise on, deliver and maximise the growth opportunities in the years to 2025 and highlights:

  • Sustainability
  • Human Capital
  • Competitiveness
  • Market Development
  • Innovation

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Food Wise 2025

To achieve the ambition of Food Wise 2025:

  • 387 actions have to be implemented

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Sustainability, 60 Human Capital, 51 Market Development, 34 Competitiveness, 36 Innovation, 23 Sectors, 183

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Food Wise 2025

To achieve the ambition of Food Wise 2025: 183 sectoral actions have to be implemented

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Dairy, 18 Beef, 40 Sheep, 15 Pigmeat, 14 Poultry, 13 PCF, 10 Alcohol Beverages, 14 Artisan, 7 Horticulture, 17 Cereals/tillage, 17 Forestr y, 8 Seafood, 10

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Grassland Area Ireland Europe 80% 40%

Ireland’s Natural Advantages

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Food Wise 2025

Further information available on website http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/foodwise2025/ Thank you.

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