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LIVESTOCK farmers (beef, dairy, sheep, poultry and goat) from Kerry and surrounding areas are invited to attend a workshop hosted by FRED, the Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub at MTU North Campus in Tralee on Tuesday, May 7 between 2pm and 4pm.
The purpose of the workshop is to greater understand the needs of those working within the food system, and will focus on routes to market, business sustainability, increasing profits and decreasing waste.
The workshop will also provide an opportunity for livestock farmers to network and develop ways to work with each other to strengthen their business and benefit the local economy.
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The workshop is being delivered as part of the second phase of the FRED project, is working to better understand the challenges and opportunities for food loss and waste prevention in different sectors of the Irish food system.
The event will be followed by refreshments, including finger food from local meat and dairy producers.
Register for the event here: https://forms.office.com/e/uVnK87CRjY. For further information on the project, visit: https://circbio.ie/fred/
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