Sustainable Agriculture in Ireland Prof. Cathal ODonoghue Teagasc - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sustainable Agriculture in Ireland

• Prof. Cathal O’Donoghue

Teagasc Rural Economy and Development Programme

* With the help of Saoirse Ronan of Bord Bia’s Origin Green

Irish Agricultural Output, Input & Income

• 600
• 400
• 200

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Euro Millions

Net Market Income

Net Market Income

• 2009 Market Income wiped out

Source: CSO

Food Harvest 2020

• Industry Solution – Smart Green Growth

Growth Impact

• Exports
• Labour
• Output

70 90 110 130 150 2007 2009 2011 2013

Food and Beverage Chemicals Machinery

• Misc. manufactured

2000 4000 6000 8000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Euro Millions

Gross Output Exports (2009=100)

70 90 110 130 150 2007 2009 2011 2013

Labour

Agri-Labour

Source: CSO

Sustainability is a Market Opportunity: Origin Green Sustainability an Opportunity

Infrastructure to Achieve Goal

GHG Mitigation

Research Educate Demon- strate Incentive

Research Win-Wins: Mitigation Solutions

Source: Schulte et al, 2014

Incentives: to Farm Sustainably

• Agri-Environmental Schemes
• Good Agricultural and

Environmental Condition requirements (Cross-Compliance) within General Subsidy)

• Greening Requirements
• Nitrates Directive
• Water Framework Directive
• Special Areas of Conservation
• Origin Green Market Promotion
• Quality Assurance Programme
• Improved market access

Policy Market Incentive Disincentive

Demonstrate: International Comparison

Proving Green Credentials Ireland is in a good starting position…

Source: EU JRC

Demonstrate: National Dairy Farms

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 All Top Middle Bottom % of farms Dairy Farms Dis'n Group Milk Rec'g Early Slurry App'

• The most efficient farms are also the most

environmentally efficient

• Environmental sustainability highly

correlated with economic sustainability Innovation Practice Adoption

Source: Hennessy et al, 2013

Demonstrate: EU Dimension

• FLINT will provide farm level indicators on sustainability and other relevant new

issues.

• environmental sustainability;
• climate change adaptation and mitigation;
• innovation
• resource efficiency.

Demonstrate: Using Satellites for Ground Measurement

• Using Remote Sensing Technology to identify

land use change and plant growth

Educate: Carbon Navigator

• Partnership
• Research
• Marketing
• Knowledge Transfer
• Big Data
• Supporting Farm Level Advise
• Incentivised by Market and Policy
• Carbon Navigator helps to identify

distance to target

Thank You