Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I forgot to mention during my initial contribution that the Department has a scheme for groups of farmers to come together as producer groups to work to market their products and share their inputs, etc. Does Bord Bia work with any of these producer groups to find markets for them? Does it have a sector that focuses on that specifically? What potential does it see there? If a group of farmers is looking for a niche market in a particular area, can Bord Bia provide for that? What kind of structure can be put around that to protect such groups from the big guys if that is necessary in the future?