The bioeconomy is the part of the economy which uses renewable resources from agriculture, forestry and the marine to produce food, feed, materials and energy, while reducing waste, in support of achieving a sustainable and climate neutral society.
October is jam-packed with events focusing on the bioeconomy and sustainability in Ireland for BIW. The CircBio Group is not missing this opportunity and has created many events for you to attend, learn and enjoy.
Here’s a quick look at some of the CircBio and MTU events that took place last year. We have lots happening again this year, pop back to this page and you can see the updates over the next few weeks. Make sure to check out our socials too!
Read more on Irish Bio Economy Week activities.
2025 Event
BbioNets
October 14 @ 10:30 pm
Culleton Room, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Wexford
Both the BBioNets project and the Irish CAP Network have identified that few bio-based projects are submitted to the EIP-AGRI Operational Group funding call. As this call brings together farmers, foresters, and other stakeholders to co-create practical, innovative solutions for their sector using a bottom-up approach, it is crucial to assess the root cause of this situation to ensure the future sustainability of the Irish circular bioeconomy. |
2025 Event
Infographic series
Weekly
| A series of infographics with about circular bioeconomy research to bring results to a wider audience. Taking advantage of CircBio’s intense activity in circular bioeconomy related projects, these infographics will help Irish citizens of any background understand the different benefits of circular bioeconomy from projects that are finalising (BBioNets,Rural BioReFarmeries, InformBIO, JusTACE, etc.) |
2025 Event
Agri Food Waste in the circular bioeconomy: regulatory insights
October 14 – 2.00pm – 3.30pm online
The online workshop will focus on sharing real world experiences of regulatory hurdles and bottlenecks. The workshop discussions will help inform a practical roadmap for addressing these issues.
We are extending invites to both industry and research and policy/regulatory stakeholders.
2025 Event
The Cost of Not Developing a Circular Bioeconomy:
October 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions are projected to decline by just 23% by 2030 (relative to 2018), falling short of legislative targets. This underperformance will bring economic as well as environmental consequences for the country, in the form of compliance costs and reputational damage. Agriculture and land use account for over 40% of national emissions,
and the sector is in need of development pathways which support farmers and rural
communities in transitioning to a more environmentally sustainable, but economically viable economy. This webinar, co-organised by the InformBio and FORESIGHT projects, aims to explore the potential role of circular bioeconomy for the future development of Ireland’s land sector, in line with climate neutrality, biodiversity and socio-economic objectives – thus helping to mitigate the risks facing Ireland’s agri-food sector. New research findings and panel discussion among international experts from carbon accounting, technical and policy domains will elucidate key issues around future deployment of a negative emission bioeconomy.
2025 Event
Agri Bio Economy Value Chain & Business Models in Ireland
October 13 Tullamore, Offaly
This CAP Network Ireland National Conference and Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2025 Launch Event will highlight a range of opportunities that the bioeconomy can offer for Irish agriculture.
2024 Event
Sustainable Food Systems & Circular Bioeconomy Policy Workshop
October 17 @ 9:45 am – 5:00 pm
To register please contact tracey.oconnor@mtu.ie
2024 Event
Envisioning Sustainable Futures
October 21
Make sure to check back regularly as we will be updating these events in the coming weeks. Plenty insightful events planned to learn more about Ireland’s path towards a sustainable, circular bioeconomy!
