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Growing Galway Food is inviting small food producers as well as retail and hospitality food buyers to participate in an online survey of food production in Galway as part of its aims to develop a county wide strategy for food in Galway, to contribute to the future development of the sector by fostering cooperation and cohesion amongst food producers and to build relationships between food producers and buyers in the retail, catering and hospitality sectors.

With Kilkenny’s Food Strategy now on hold since January, Kilkenny Leader Partnership, has renewed calls to Government to solve the current EU food funding crisis. Confusion over the allocation of EU funds for rural Irish food businesses arose earlier this year resulting in the indefinite suspension of Leader funding for the Irish food sector.

Galway farmers from the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmer’s Association (ICSA) have warned the Government against making any cutbacks to the Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) in the wake of rumours that the scheme is near extinction.

A dynamic new food strategy aimed at developing County Kilkenny into a major Irish food destination with the creation of jobs was launched on Friday to coincide with the start of the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival.

As Kilkenny prepares to embrace its annual salute to all things food related, the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival’s chairman has underlined the link between the food industry and the economy.