Published on Thursday10thDecember2015
Coveney Launches Food Wise Implementation Plan
Minister Coveney with the Implementation Plan for Food Wise 2025
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney today announced the publication of the Implementation Plan for Food Wise 2025, the new strategy for the development of the agri food sector over the next decade.
The Food Wise Implementation Plan forms the final part of the Food Wise strategy process.
...said Minister Coveney.
It sets out a robust implementation process, driven by a High Level Implementation Committee (HLIC) which I chair personally, involving senior officials from all relevant Government Departments and State Agencies.
Food Wise 2025 sets out a range of specific recommendations aimed at managing the projected growth in a sustainable way, while protecting and improving the environment.
The Implementation Plan includes a supplementary list of Food Wise 2025 sustainability actions and recommendations, in response to the final Environmental Analysis report. Ireland is a clear global leader in producing food sustainably, but the implementation of the Food Wise strategy will challenge us to be even more ambitious in improving and measuring our sustainability credentials.
...the Minister concluded.
A Sustainability Sub Group of the HLIC will focus specifically on monitoring and driving the implementation of the sustainability actions.
The Food Wise Implementation Plan is available at: www.agriculture.gov.ie/foodwise2025