Across the island of Ireland, agriculture annually produces significantly more times the amount of food than it consumes, with a food and drink sector worth more than €30bn. This strong agricultural base provides an ideal market for Agri-Tech solutions, which can deploy to end users from farmers to food processors.
Agri-Tech offers this strategically significant sector enormous potential to grow yields and productivity while cutting input costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
At a global level, agriculture is undergoing revolutionary change, driven by a confluence of factors including Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and global sustainability goals.
Explore our insights in this, our latest sector report “Driving innovation and adding value through Agri-Tech” where we explore:
- The Island of Ireland’s (IOI) strengths relative to international competitors.
- Key trends expected to shape the sector in the coming decade.
- Challenges the IOI faces in realising its potential in Agri-Tech and,
- Guidance and key suggestions for industry players; government, industry bodies and businesses.
How KPMG can help
KPMG's Agribusiness team can help you improve the efficiency and profitability of your business through our wide range of audit, tax and advisory services. Our national and international cross functional agribusiness professionals focus on understanding the issues faced by agribusiness companies and developing tailored solutions to meet these challenges.
We combine our multi-disciplinary approach with deep, practical industry knowledge to help clients meet challenges and respond to opportunities.
If you have any queries about the themes in our report above, and their potential impact for your business, please contact our team below; we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Tom McEvoy
Partner, Head of Food & Agribusiness
KPMG in Ireland
Christopher Brown
Partner, Head of Strategy
KPMG in Ireland
Daragh McGreal
Director – Head of Strategic Economics
KPMG in Ireland
