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Minister Martin Heydon announced awards of over €4.2 million for 19 short term projects looking specifically at emerging policy and strategic needs of the agri-food, forest and biobased sectors.
Some 12 research performing organisations have been awarded funding from The Policy and Strategic Studies Research Strand which was first launched in 2022. A total of 19 projects have been successful, with a wide range of topics including climate adaptation, plant health regulation and pesticides, forestry, animal health and welfare, the bioeconomy, and women in farming. As a result of these projects, sixteen employment opportunities were developed.
A full list of project and details can be accessed here.
Source: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
