A public consultation on the mid-term review of Food Vision 2030 is due to close soon.

The six-week consultation will remain open until 5:00p.m on Thursday (May 14, 2026).

The mid-term review provides stakeholders with an "opportunity to consider what has been achieved and how the strategy can evolve further in the lead up to 2030", the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said.

Announcing the consultation, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon said the decision was taken to commence a mid-term review of Food Vision 2030 rather than begin a new strategy process.

This is because the "core missions and ambitions" of the strategy are "as relevant to the challenges and opportunities for the agri-food sector today as they were four years ago when it was published".

"After the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027 is agreed, it will be timely to look to the period after 2030," Minister Heydon said.

Minister Heydon said the involvement of stakeholders is "fundamental" to this process, to ensure that Food Vision "remains as a stakeholder-led strategy".

"This public consultation is an opportunity for all stakeholders, including the wider public, to give their views," he added.

Food Vision 2030

Food Vision 2030 is a 10-year strategy for the Irish agri-food sector.

The vision of the strategy is that Ireland will become a world leader in sustainable food systems.

The strategy includes 218 actions across four "missions" as follows:

Mission 1: A Climate Smart, Environmentally Sustainable Agri-Food Sector (61 actions);
Mission 2: Viable and Resilient Primary Producers, with Enhanced Wellbeing (78 actions);
Mission 3: Food that is Safe, Nutritious and Appealing, Trusted and Valued at Home and Abroad (37 actions);
Mission 4: An Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Agri-Food Sector, Driven by Technology and Talent (33 actions).

Consultation submissions

Submissions can be made by downloading and completing the online consultation questionnaire on the department's website, which sets out a series of structured questions for each of the four Food Vision 2030 missions.

Submissions should be sent by email to foodvision2030@agriculture.gov.ie by 5:00p.m on Thursday, May 14.