{"id":1340269,"date":"2024-07-02T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1340269"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:56:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:56:24","slug":"minister-announces-e300000-funding-for-agri-food-tourism-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/minister-announces-e300000-funding-for-agri-food-tourism-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister announces \u20ac300,000 funding for agri-food tourism projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the award of almost \u20ac300,000 in funding to 17 local agri-food tourism projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding is being made available under the 2024 Rural Innovation and Development Fund by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agri-food tourism refers to the practice of offering an activity or activities as part of a visit to areas of well-known agricultural produce, and to sample and taste the local or regional cuisine or specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agri-food tourism includes a wide variety of activities that involve the links between agriculture and the food produced at the local or regional level. It may involve staying on farm or touring food trails and events, participation in agricultural endeavours, or buying produce direct from a farm or market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also encompasses local food, farmer and artisan market schemes that support and are paired with local and seasonal food producers and artisan crafts, the department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n