Minister: No structural changes to AFBI after review

AFBI ‘being pulled in three directions’ as review calls for major rethink of Northern Ireland science body

Northern Ireland’s main agri-food science organisation is facing growing pressure to redefine its future after an independent review concluded the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is being “pulled in three directions”, lacks a clear strategic identity and may ultimately require significant structural reform. The wide-ranging review, commissioned by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), examined AFBI’s ef…

Minister: No structural changes to AFBI after review

The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has welcomed the publication today (Friday, June 12) of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) formal response to the Review of AFBI. AFBI has said that its scientific functions remain “essential” to Northern Ireland’s agri‑food sector, environmental protection, animal and plant health and wider public good. AFBI is an arms-length body of DAERA delivering research and …

DAERA publishes Departmental Response to the Review of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Departmental Response to the independent Review of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).