The 2025 annual report of Food Vision 2030, Ireland's stakeholder-led strategy for the agri-food sector, was launched at the National Ploughing Championships on September 15, setting out what the sector did over the year towards its aim of making Ireland a world leader in sustainable food systems.

"Food Vision 2030 provides an integrated framework addressing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of agri-food in Ireland," said Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon. "Together, we are building an Irish food system that is sustainable, resilient, and trusted, one that delivers for primary producers, food and drink businesses, rural communities, consumers and the environment." Supporting the sector's viability and sustainability, he added, is his "main priority".

The report's headline achievements include publication of the Agriculture, Forestry and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan, the report of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming, and the National Prepared Consumer Food Centre Strategy. It also records significant investment in the bioeconomy and circular economy, mid-term reviews of the National Strategy for Horticulture and the Forest Strategy, expansion of the Origin Green sustainability programme and continued spending on farm safety.

Other progress cited is the launch of several new sectoral support schemes, the third One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, the new Teagasc Education Strategy 2025–2030 and the opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling.

The strategy's own mid-term review is under way, Heydon said, with a revised and updated version to be announced shortly. "It is timely to reflect on what has been achieved and now to formally consider how Food Vision 2030 can evolve further, to ensure that it remains ambitious, focused, and responsive to evolving challenges and opportunities," he said. Joe Griffin reported for Agriland.

Source: Agriland