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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
...that it is not getting the same attention, here or at the EU level, as other aspects of climate change action at the agriculture and food level. He asked where the food waste is occurring. The EPA has done some significant research on this and has found that households are the biggest wasters of food. They are followed by the manufacturing and processing sectors, which account for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Mr. Mike Neary: The programme that FoodCloud piloted last year was called the growers' initiative. It is on the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, website. FoodCloud collected 30 tonnes last year. It is now rolling out a full programme and hoping to target 60 tonnes this year. Horticulture is one of the challenges. Because growers are spread around different areas, the questions are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
...;529 million. We support Government policies to develop and sustain the horticulture sector, as it benefits both the local economy and aligns with national health objectives. Keelings supports the Department of Health’s, Healthy Food for Life, new healthy eating guidelines and food pyramid, which encourages everyone to eat more vegetables, salad and fruit - up to seven servings a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Dr. Maria Snell: This has not been common practice, not only among primary producers, but all the way along the food chain. From 2022 on, though, there has been a requirement to assess it. The EPA has produced a report to begin that process and give some background information. It is challenging to quantify the pre-harvest loss. There are many reasons for that loss, for example, pest...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
...highest level of food waste in the EU and is approximately 15% ahead of the EU average. The household level is again significant in this regard, generating more than 29% of food waste. Research conducted by the EPA shows fruit and vegetables are the most commonly wasted food. There are particular opportunities for reducing food waste in this sector. A Teagasc study of consumer behaviour...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
...perspective, and key considerations in this regard. In Ireland to date, farmers do not routinely record waste and have difficulty in providing estimates of food waste and losses. According to the 2022 EPA report, Food Loss and Waste from Farming, Fishing and Aquaculture in Ireland, in 2021 an estimated 53,000 tonnes of food waste was generated at the primary production stage in Ireland....