IRELAND
Converting livestock farms into organised heliciculture businesses.
Agricultural land, technical skills and collection infrastructure reorganised around a new production model.
Diversification based on existing agricultural capability.
In Ireland, the project focused on the conversion of land traditionally used for Limousin cattle farming. The intervention combined farm redesign, technical training, production standardisation and the organisation of a collection centre for locally produced snails.
Project components
- conversion of agricultural areas to heliciculture;
- technical training for farmers;
- standardisation of production practices;
- organisation of a collection centre;
- distribution and commercialisation of live product.
What the project shows
The project illustrates how heliciculture can become a structured diversification option when land, operators, collection and markets are planned together.
IRELAND
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