Teagasc
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Teagasc is the semi-state authority in the Republic of Ireland
responsible for research and development
, training and advisory services in the agri-food sector. The authority has a number of county advisory centres, colleges and research centres in which it carries out its main business. The Teagasc headquarters are located in the Oak Park Estate in Carlow
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The official title of the body is Teagasc - The Agriculture and Food Development Authority. In 1988 Teagasc succeeded An Foras Taluntais/The Agricultural Institute (AFT) which was responsible for agricultural research, and An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta/The Agricultural Training Council (ACOT) which was responsible for education and advisory services.
Private Agricultural/Horticultural Colleges
Food Research Centres
Agricultural Research Centres
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
responsible for research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
, training and advisory services in the agri-food sector. The authority has a number of county advisory centres, colleges and research centres in which it carries out its main business. The Teagasc headquarters are located in the Oak Park Estate in Carlow
Carlow
Carlow is the county town of County Carlow in Ireland. It is situated in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. County Carlow is the second smallest county in Ireland by area, however Carlow Town is the 14th largest urban area in Ireland by population according to the 2006 census. The...
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The official title of the body is Teagasc - The Agriculture and Food Development Authority. In 1988 Teagasc succeeded An Foras Taluntais/The Agricultural Institute (AFT) which was responsible for agricultural research, and An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta/The Agricultural Training Council (ACOT) which was responsible for education and advisory services.
Teagasc Colleges and Research Centres
Teagasc Agricultural/Horticultural Colleges- Clonakilty Agricultural College
- Kildalton Agricultural and Horticultural College
- Ballyhaise Agricultural College
- College of Amenity Horticulture
- Teagasc eCollege
Private Agricultural/Horticultural Colleges
- Gurteen Agricultural College
- Mountbellew Agricultural College
- Warrenstown Horticultural College
- Pallaskenry Agricultural College
Food Research Centres
- Moorepark Food Research Centre (functional foods, dairy, food ingredients and formulated foods and beverages)
- Ashtown Food Research Centre (food product innovation, quality and safety, meat science, bioactives, nutraceuticals,bakery technology,seafood innovation)
Agricultural Research Centres
- Animal Bioscience Research Centre (efficiency of production of high quality meat and milk)
- Athenry Production Research Centre (Sheep Production, Animal Reproduction, Organic Milk, Beef and Sheep Production.)
- Grange Research Centre (Beef)
- Johnstown Research Centre (soil, environment and organic farming)
- Kinsealy Research Centre (horticulture)
- Moorepark Research Centre (dairy)
- Oak Park Research Centre (arable crop)
- Rural Economy Research Centre (social science research and policy)