Earlier this week, Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said the work of the national fodder and food security committee would be the number one priority for the department.
An emergency task force meeting is planned for tomorrow 11 March 2022, where the possibility of a new farm resilience plan can be fleshed out.
“Let me be clear, there is urgency to the work of this committee, and I tasked them to meet and complete their work without delay. There is a window of opportunity in the next number of weeks to make decisions to help us build resilience,” the minister said.
The statements come after the minister called a meeting of the main farm organisations on 8 March, where a national fodder and food security committee was established to guide the sector through likely supply-chain disruptions.
“Speed is of the urgency here, as we have time to plot and plan. This is the most important agenda in my department at the moment. I have intervened at the earliest possible stage to ensure that we can work collectively and collaboratively to help farmers offset the challenges ahead.
The hope is that the industry can try and navigate its way through these challenging times.
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