Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Dermot Callaghan:
We import most of our plant material and our varieties from a horticultural perspective so as Europe embraces CRISPR-Cas, we will get the benefits of that in terms of our production system. As Professor O'Mara says, it will lead to better agronomic traits in terms of the varieties we use and possibly eliminate the need for crop protection products. It will, hopefully, make the production system more efficient and, ultimately, reduce some of the issues in the sector.
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