Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has announced the launch of a public consultation on the mid-term review of Food Vision 2030.

The consultation will be open for a six-week period until May 14, 2026, and will provide stakeholders and members of the public with an opportunity to contribute to the review.

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).

Public consultation

Announcing the consultation, Minister Heydon said: “As we enter the second half of this decade, it is timely to reflect on what has been achieved and to formally consider how Food Vision 2030 can evolve further, to ensure that it remains ambitious, focused and responsive to evolving challenges and opportunities.

"I decided to commence a mid-term review of Food Vision 2030 rather than begin a new strategy process, because its core missions and ambitions 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 CAP post-2027 is agreed, it will be timely to look to the period after 2030."

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.

Submissions may be made online through the consultation questionnaire.