Irish Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue will travel to Nigeria and Senegal to develop political and economic relationships and promote Irish food and drink exports as well as create new opportunities for Irish businesses.
The Irish Co-operative Organization Society (ICOS) opposes the introduction of a dairy exit scheme, stating it could harm the dairy sector's future viability and sustainability.
Cows produce methane as part of their food digestion process and emit it through belching. Methane is about 80 times more effective in warming the planet than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years.
