Almost €3 million for Galway agri-food researchers

€2.8 million in funding has been allocated to eight agri-food, marine and forest research projects in Galway.
The funding has been sanctioned by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed, and aims to further the sustainability, and competitiveness of the Irish agri-food sector.
The biggest Galway allocation has been awarded to NUI Galway’s Dr Dagmar Stengel, who is carrying out research on seaweed in food applications.