Reposted by Oonagh Duggan
Ireland imports 80% of its wheat. Not great food security.
Concentration on livestock farming elbowed Irish wheat out. Imported wheat and flour add considerably to the cost of living crisis. But new crop science opens the door to Irish grown wheat.
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