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Irish Nursery Stock Industry has a Bright Future
- 22 March 2012
Minister of State, Shane McEntee TD, believes there is a bright future for the nursery stock industry. He made this prediction when speaking at the recent National Nursery Stock Conference in Mullingar, County Westmeath. The conference was organised by Teagasc with sponsorship from Bord Bia, Bord na Mona and National Agrochemical Distributors.
Shane McEntee TD outlined his vision for the future of the industry: “I believe the industry has a bright future if growers can adapt to changed market conditions and work together to reduce costs”.
The Minister expressed his disappointment that such a low proportion of the plants sold in Ireland at present are actually Irish. Pointing to a number of specific recommendations in Bord Bia’s recently published Amenity Strategy, Minister McEntee highlighted “the need to develop an inter-trading website to consolidate supplies from Irish nurseries to make purchasing Irish plants easier”.
The Minister of State also outlined the work he put into getting sufficient Government funding to allow the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector to operate again in 2012. This scheme has been so critical in facilitating capital investments for nurseries as well as other Irish horticulture producers over recent years and the Minister said “he would also do his utmost to ensure the Scheme is protected into the future.
Source: agriculture.gov - Irish Nursery Stock Industry has a Bright Future
