Queens University Belfast are leading an exciting new project, "Net Zero Enterprise – Exploring the business opportunities for farms", to explore opportunities for government, businesses, academia and communities to work together in delivering net zero climate change objectives. The project will seek to draw out new business opportunities from the relationship between farming, natural resources, industry, public services and communities that exist in different forms across Northern Ireland. It aims to encourage a collaborative approach, breaking down silos and combining skills sets and resources in new enterprising ways to deliver against the requirements of net zero by 2050. They are currently exploring the development of Net Zero Co-operatives and a Net Zero Skills Academy. You can hear what the leaders of the project have to say about it here and read more about the project launch here.

Given the importance of farming to the Northern Ireland economy, its associated natural…