Issue 99
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Where now for farm subsidies in Northern Ireland?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has stated that Northern Ireland will have full autonomy when…
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Brexit has not blown over red meat industry
Transition may augur little obvious change, but a spectre remains over the livestock and meat industry as a comprehensive free…
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Budget 2020: Implications for agriculture
The decision by the UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP to retain the duty relief on red diesel used for agricultural…
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Future trade arrangements with the EU
Local agri-food leaders are extremely dubious of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s assertion that there will be no trade barriers between…
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Going for Growth still on the agenda
Ambitions to enhance Northern Ireland’s production agriculture have fallen short of targets, however, the return of devolution has provided fresh…
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Social Enterprise vital to an inclusive economy
Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA, Chair of the Procurement Board, discusses the transition to place social enterprise at the heart…
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Profit with purpose
“Profit with Purpose” lies at the heart of the social enterprise movement. A movement of socially focused businesses and a…
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Progressing a Social Value Act for Northern Ireland
In January 2017, the then Minister of Finance, with the support of the Northern Ireland Procurement Board (NIPB), agreed to…
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Social economy: Resilience and growth
The number of social enterprise organisations in Northern Ireland has almost doubled in the last five years, the amount of…
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EU action plan for the social economy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has moved to develop a European Action Plan for the social economy. Von…
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