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Athlone Bower student heads for Euro science forum
Eileen Reidy from Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, will attend the Euro Science Open Forum 2012 in the Convention Centre Dublin, next Friday July 13. Earlier this year, Eileen participated in Agri Aware’s Green Dragon Secondary Schools Innovation Challenge where her idea of helping seeds to grow in drought conditions using hydrogel polymers (gel in which water is the main dispersion medium) won her the top prize of a €7,000 development fund. Along with this prize fund, Eileen was also awarded the opportunity to showcase her idea at this year’s Euro Science Open Forum, a week-long event that will be attended by over 6,000 scientists, business leaders, and government officials from across Europe.
Budding entrepreneurs get working on €7,000 idea
Budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to develop their ideas for the upcoming challenge of the Green Dragon National Heat in February.
‘Buy Local, Buy Irish’ this Christmas
Thousands of Galway’s consumers are making last minute preparations for their Christmas shopping. With this in mind, Agri Aware today launched a consumer campaign encouraging the public to source local Irish produce and support over 250,000 people employed in the agri-food industry.
Mayo farmers urged to speak out about agriculture policy
In association with the EU Commission, Agri Aware’s Farmers Play Your Part! CAP 2010 campaign is encouraging farmers to be the voice of the Common Agricultural Policy and inform the public how it provides for everybody.
Westmeath consumers encouraged to ‘buy local, buy Irish’ this Christmas
Thousands of Westmeath’s consumers are making last minute preparations for their Christmas shopping. With this in mind, Agri Aware has launched a consumer campaign encouraging the public to source local Irish produce and support over 250,000 people employed in the agri-food industry.
Ninety four Mayo primary schools sowing and growing in national challenge
An almighty platoon of young Mayo farmers is homeward bound to learn about the importance of eating their five-a-day. Primary schools in Mayo are cultivating five crops of Irish fruit and vegetables in the classroom for the National Incredible Edibles growing challenge, developed by Agri Aware.
Westmeath primary schools sowing and growing in national challenge
An almighty platoon of young Westmeath farmers is homeward bound to learn about the importance of eating their five-a-day. Some 45 primary schools in Westmeath are cultivating five crops of Irish fruit and vegetables in the classroom for the National Incredible Edibles growing challenge, developed by Agri Aware.
Take part in a workplace growing challenge
Agri Aware are offering businesses and organisations from Mayo the chance to grow fruit and veg in the workplace. For a donation from as little as €40 (to cover delivery costs) you can get your green fingers growing from the comfort of your desk.