Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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AgNav provides a whole farm sustainability assessment and includes a decision support function (forecaster tool) that allows science-led plans to be made for individual farms to reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration. My department has supported “AgNav” which is a collaboration between Teagasc, the Irish Cattle Breeding Association (ICBF) and Bord Bia, in developing this digital platform.

I recently committed €2 million of funding to greatly accelerate the development of AgNav, leveraging the three agencies’ collective knowledge to provide farmers with accurate and verifiable data to support decision-making with respect to environmental performance.

This collaboration leverages the most robust inter-agency data, research, and resources to drive climate action and efficiencies on farm in collaboration with industry. The development of AgNav is of strategic national importance, providing a mechanism for quantification of progress towards Climate Action Plan targets for the agrifood sector as well as supporting environmental and economic sustainability.

From 2024, AgNav has targeted that 10,000 farmers will be utilising the platform each year, reaching 50,000 farmers by the end of 2028. For further information on current AgNav adoption at farm level, I direct the Deputy to engage with Teagasc directly.