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Agri Aware Patrons
At Agri Aware it is our mission to reverse the decline in agricultural literacy among non-farming communities.
We are Agri Aware
Agri Aware relies on the investment of Irish Agrifood companies to support our activities. By supporting Agri Aware, you are part of a community that actively combats the negative portrayal of agriculture by educating the public on the importance and value of the agrifood sector.
Through our innovative learning programmes, media engagement and events, Agri Aware reaches millions of people each year. With big plans for the year ahead, we hope you will get onboard and support us in balancing the narrative on agriculture.
Warm regards,
Marcus O’Halloran
Executive Director
Marcus O'Halloran
We appreciate our patrons who enable the work we do.
Our Patrons
We appreciate our patrons who enable the work we do.
The Agri Aware patron network is made up of a diverse range of agribusiness and food businesses.
Our Approach
We are innovative, effective, transparent and accessible
- Credibility and Longevity
- Influence
- Sustainability Inside & Out
- Urgency
Impact of Investment
Educating schools and consumers nationwide.
The Agri Aware team is busy all year-round from engaging with national and local media to hosting thousands of consumers on farms and educating school children across the country through our 10 programs. There’s never a dull moment!
Open Farm
Open Farm is the flagship event in Agri Aware’s mission of enhancing agricultural literacy. Open Farm provides a unique opportunity for Agri Aware to: Engage with consumers of all ages from across Ireland. Bridge the gap between rural and urban Ireland. Promote greater awareness among the non-farming community of modern agriculture, the rural environment, animal welfare, food quality and safety. Inform the non-farming community about the crucial role that the farming and agri-food industry play in the Irish economy.
Trade Events
Media Engagement
Digital Campaigns
School Programmes
A look back
2024 Highlights
Benefits of patronage
While we firmly believe that the true benefits of supporting Agri Aware are rooted in safeguarding our industry’s social license to farm for future generations, we also deeply value the support of our Patrons. With this in mind, we have developed the following package to ensure that all patrons within the Agri Aware network
are acknowledged for their vital contribution.
Agri Aware Badge
Patrons are awarded the Agri Aware badge for use in their own comms, showcasing their commitment to the sector (ESG contribution)
National Media Recognition
Patrons will receive acknowledgment for their support through national media advertisements
Agri Aware Network
Join us at the Agri Aware AGM and Agricultural Literacy Forum and for patron invitations at events throughout the year an opportunity and to network with industry leaders
Featured Logo
- Featured logo on the Agri Aware website
Website Testimonial
- "Meet the Patrons" website testimonial
Social Media Exposure
- A highlighted company post, on a sustainability topic, on Agri Aware's social media platforms annually*
Sponsorship Opportunities
- A highlighted company post, on a sustainability topic, on Agri Aware's social media platforms annually*
Newsletter
- Access to Quarterly newsletter for all relevant staff, providing updates on Agri Aware programmes and impact
Collaboration
- Opportunity to collaborate on social media communications
- * Subject to demand and suitability.
“Agri Aware is a fantastic organisation to work with. “
“BiOrbic has partnered with Agri Aware over a number of years to design and deliver the Environmental Innovators programme. This exciting initiative that invites Transition Year students to develop innovative solutions to key environmental and food systems challenges has been successful beyond expectation, largely because of the drive of the Agri Aware team. They have helped us connect with an audience at scale that we would not otherwise have been able to. Marcus and the team are hugely professional, insightful, innovative in their thinking and share our passion for focused collaboration to find solutions.”
Executive Director at Biorbic
“We are delighted to support Agri Aware in their important public awareness initiatives…”
“…and to collaborate with them on complementary projects such as the Farm Walk & Talk at UCD Lyons Farm each year.
We are very fortunate in Ireland to have an independent body such as Agri Aware to increase awareness among students and the general public of the importance of Ireland’s world class Agri-Food industry and I would highly recommend becoming a patron member to support the great work undertaken by Marcus and all of the Agri Aware team.”
UCD Dean of Agriculture and Head, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science
“Agri Aware has placed farming and agriculture in a uniquely special space.”
“It’s incentives and programmes have not only provided consumers with information on where their food comes from, they have also provided consumers with a rare opportunity to get down into the detail of life on a farm and how the everyday foods we enjoy are produced. Through participation in events like Bloom in the Park and Flavours of Fingal and through incentives such as Open Farm and Incredible Edibles, all ages of consumers have the chance to experience the milking of a cow, the development of a plant/vegetable in a highly interactive, practical and meaningful way. The highly effective and entertaining manner in which Agri Aware present and execute their initiatives is uniquely engaging and leaves consumers with a realistic and pleasurable insight into the noble profession of farming / primary food production.”
General Manger, Certified Irish Angus
“…Agri Aware plays a crucial role in building knowledge and awareness of family farming.”
“As a food producing Co-op, we depend on consumers placing their trust in Irish farmers and the high-quality produce from their farms. An increasing proportion of consumers in Ireland have never been on a farm, so Agri Aware plays a crucial role in building knowledge and awareness of family farming, particularly among the younger generation who are the consumers of the future.”
Corporate Affairs Director Tirlán
Agri Aware is a fantastic organisation to work with.
BiOrbic has partnered with Agri Aware over a number of years to design and deliver the Environmental Innovators programme. This exciting initiative that invites Transition Year students to develop innovative solutions to key environmental and food systems challenges has been successful beyond expectation, largely because of the drive of the Agri Aware team. They have helped us connect with an audience at scale that we would not otherwise have been able to. Marcus and the team are hugely professional, insightful, innovative in their thinking and share our passion for focused collaboration to find solutions.
Executive Director at Biorbic
We are delighted to support Agri Aware in their important public awareness initiatives and to collaborate with them on complementary projects such as the Farm Walk & Talk at UCD Lyons Farm each year.
We are very fortunate in Ireland to have an independent body such as Agri Aware to increase awareness among students and the general public of the importance of Ireland’s world class Agri-Food industry and I would highly recommend becoming a patron member to support the great work undertaken by Marcus and all of the Agri Aware team.”
UCD Dean of Agriculture and Head, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science
Download our Patron pack for more information or contact Marcus O’Halloran