Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: Discussion

3:30 pm

Mr. Louis McAuley:

I think research, general basic research. We do not do that. It is not just an Irish problem. There is not generally a really fit-for-purpose conservation agriculture research element in most countries. Much research is funded by a company. With this system, there is often not much benefit for a company or corporation to fund research because of its nature. It is about reduction. It is the consumer and the environment gaining. The farmer's bottom line also benefits. It is up to those two to come together to fund and research it.