Is Ireland's farming industry sowing the seeds for green growth?

Madeleine Cuff
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The Irish food board believes its 'Origin Green' programme will help Irish farmers to become world leaders in sustainability - but is it driving radical enough change?

At the start of the year Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he wanted Ireland to become a "global leader on climate action". On the face of it, it seems like a serious promise. The Irish Parliament...

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