date:May 12, 2012
industry.
The Teagasc engages with more than 300 Irish food firms annually, helping them to develop, create value and improve competitiveness. It invests 15m a year in food research to support science-based innovation in the food sector.
The Irish food sector delivered 24bn of sales in 2011 and exported 8.85bn. Two thirds of the exports came from indigenous Irish-owned companies.