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Reports

Ireland's land and agri-food system map

The map shows the key relationships, existing initiatives, and potential ‘levers of change’ for effective innovation interventions in the Irish land and agri-food system.

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Dealing with climate change and sustainability targets: The innovation potential for the Irish agri-food sector

Ireland can draw on a wide array of innovative solutions from circular and bioeconomy practices, carbon farming, alternative proteins, and nature-based solutions to achieve the goal of a sustainable food system. This report provides an overview of solutions that can be considered as a part of the portfolio development, during which innovation actions — including both policies and projects — are co-designed with public, private and civil society stakeholder actors.

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Irish Land-Agri Food Funding and Financing Landscape

To understand better what will be required within Ireland for the country to transition to net zero we must understand the funding and financing landscape. This report provides a view of the various funding and financing actors and current flows in the space.

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An analysis of capability and capacity needs of stakeholders in the transition to a net-zero and resilient land and agri-food system in Ireland

This research aims to map and analyse the capability (skills, knowledge and resources) and capacity needs (in terms of performance) of key stakeholder groups involved in Ireland’s transition to a net-zero and sustainable land, agri-food system (with specific focus on Climate KIC’s Deep Demonstration programme), resulting in the identification of barriers and potential opportunities for improved, scaled, or new formal and non-formal learning needs.

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Cross-sensemaking insights report for the Ireland land agri-food Deep Demonstration

This report provides an overview of the learnings extracted from other projects that Climate KIC is involved in that are related to the transition of land agri-food sectors and relevant to the Irish Deep Demonstration, particularly two other Deep Demonstration partnerships: with the government of Slovenia and the province of Gipuzkoa in Spain.

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Making the case for climate transition in agriculture: Lessons from 'Reframing food futures Ireland'

This briefing outlines key themes and insights emerged from surveying the landscape of beliefs and assumptions that underlie debates in Ireland around the climate transition and radical change to our land-use, agricultural and food systems. Our aim is to mobilise support for action across societies — particularly in countries where these systems play a central economic and cultural role.

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Policy resources

Insights from national policy measures relevant to the land-agri-food system in Ireland

This report provides insights from policy initiatives that Ireland might draw strategic learnings from. Focusing on their relevance for the Irish Land Agri-Food system this report looks at related policies from the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Finland, Italy, and Poland, as well as the United Kingdom (and individually Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland), Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

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Four policy recommendations to future-proof Ireland’s land and agri-food system

Based on an in-depth analysis of transformative innovations in the land and agri-food system policies at EU level, in five EU Member States (Denmark, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany) and four Commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK), this policy brief outlines four recommendations for policymakers that are working to accelerate Ireland’s transformation to a climate neutral, resilient, and economically viable land-agri-food sector by 2050.

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Insights from national policy measures relevant to the land-agri-food system in Ireland

This report analyses in-depth policy developments in the EU, five member states (Denmark, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany) and four Commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK). We identify eight key recommendations for Ireland, including innovative finance instruments, generational renewal, and experimentation.

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Events and webinars

03 Apr 2025

Carbon farming in action: key insights from the European Summit

This webinar discussed the key developments and insights from the 2nd European Carbon Farming Summit, and their implications for the land, agri-food context in Ireland and Europe.

14 Mar 2023

Reframing Food Futures Ireland

Catch up with our special online summit, where we explored the role of culture and narratives to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable agri-food system in Ireland.

Two young farmers monitoring their field with digital tools

Voices from the field: an Irish perspective on capacities needed to transition to net-zero

Join our webinar on 15 May and find out more about skills and capability needs for sustainable farming practices, drawing on our insights from Ireland.

Innovation for a sustainable agri-food system in Ireland

Rewatch our series of interactive online discussions with leading experts on topics such as carbon farming, proteins and feed, meat and dairy, the just transition, circular economy and circular agri-food, system funding and more.

From farm to fork: Shaping sustainable food systems

During a full day of inspiring discussions at O’Reilly Hall, Dublin, experts and leaders from the Irish and international land and agri-food value chain convened to explore how unlocking innovation across all systems will be instrumental to reach Ireland’s (and global) ambitious climate goals, setting us on a path to climate neutrality by 2050.

Brochures and infographics

Deep Demonstration of climate-resilient food systems in Ireland

Download this brochure for an overview of what our Deep Demonstration partnership is achieving in Ireland through seven flagship innovation areas.

Partnering to achieve climate-resilient food systems in Ireland

Download this one-page infographic for a high-level summary of our Deep Demonstration partnership.

How to achieve systems innovation in the agri-food sector

Download this one-page infographic to get our recommendations to accelerate systems change in the agri-food sector, based from our Deep Demonstration lessons.

Ireland Deep Demonstration media kit

Are you a journalist? Download our media kit for a comprehensive background on the Deep Demonstration partnership.

Workshops

Ireland Deep Demonstration workshop 1

This report provides an overview of the main outputs and insights developed from the first deep demonstration workshop.

Ireland Deep Demonstration workshop 2

This report provides a summary of the main outputs and insights developed from the second deep demonstration workshop. The report focusses on the risks identified in the Alternative reality exercise and the potential areas for intervention from the different futures exercises.

Ireland Deep Demonstration workshop 3

This report provides a summary of the main outputs and insights developed from the third deep demonstration workshop. The report presents the ‘Attribution of Value’ framework which was tested on 2 pre-filled project outlines. The groups were also tasked with developing project outlines for possible projects they identified as relevant.

Consultative Group meeting minutes

1st Meeting Consultative Group

2nd Meeting Consultative Group

3rd Meeting Consultative Group

Get in touch

Contact our team for more information on the Ireland Deep Demonstration