Organisations
Teagasc
type: government agency
location: Ireland
WWW: www.teagasc.ie
description
Teagasc provides integrated research, advisory and training services for the agriculture and food industry in Ireland.
It is a semi-state organisation established under legislation enacted by the Irish government. The 11 member Board is appointed by the Minister for Agriculture and Food and has representatives from the farming organisations, the food industry, the universities, the Department of Agriculture and Food and Teagasc staff.
It is a client-based organisation and they operate in partnership with all sectors of the agriculture and food industry and with rural development agencies.
Around 75% of Teagasc’s yearly budget comes from the Irish exchequer and EU funding with the balance generated from earned income. Some 40% of the budget is devoted to research with the remainder split half and half between advisory and training services.
Teagasc employs over 1,500 staff at over 100 locations throughout Ireland.
- Research services are provided by 200 research scientists and 300 research technicians at nine dedicated centres.
- There are 550 advisors and regional specialists located at regional, county and local offices.
- The eight colleges and local training/research centres are staffed by college lecturers, technicians and education officers.
| acronym | project name |
|---|---|
| ProSafeBeef | Improving the Safety of beef and beef products for the consummer in production and processing |
