Ireland a world leader in agriculture – World Bank

The agriculture sector in Ireland has positioned itself as a global leader in terms of innovation and production, according to a senior director from the World Bank in Washington DC. Providing the keynote speech at the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) annual conference today, Dr Juergen Voegele warned that while Ireland is at the vanguard of agriculture production at a global stage, there are potential risks to maintaining this growth. Dr Voegele said: ‘You are ahead of the curve globally - your farmers and your companies work together. You are country with a vision for the agriculture sector but you don’t stop there. You have an operational way of getting the results that you want. This is done jointly by the public sector, the private sector and education. It is most impressive,’ according to farmersjournal