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produce themover a specified period of time. Thus, the TFP shows the combined effects of many
elements, including the use of new technologies, benefits from increased efficiency, managerial
skills, economies of scale, and changes in the organization of production.301
In terms of market informationmonitoring, Ireland has established a national price observatory
that can be used for policy intervention for consumer protection. Since 2007, Ireland has
conducted regular consumer price surveys.302 Ireland monitors poverty using the "consistent
poverty" indicator, which has two subcomponent indicators, namely the at-risk-of-poverty
indicator—individuals with household incomes lower than 60% of the median—and the basic
deprivation indicator—individuals missing two or more of 11 basic necessities.303 A plan for a
nutrition surveillance programwas launched by SafeFood in 2015; the programused guidelines
from the European Food Safety Authority Guidance on the EU Menu methodology, the UK
National Diet and Nutrition Survey methodology, and the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance
methodology.304
Mitigation: Contingency Planning
Contingency planning for extremeweather events is the responsibility of the Government Task
Force (GTF) on Emergency Planning, which developed a “Strategic Emergency Management
(SEM): National Structures and Framework.” The Framework lists responsibilities and guidance
for 50 emergency incident types. The key government departments responsible for response
and coordination in case of extremeweather events are the Departments of Housing, Planning
and Local Government. Based on the framework and its guidelines, emergency response is
locally led initially, with local authorities managing interagency response, sending alerts, and
employing appropriate precautionary measures for the different incidents. To inform
contingency planning, the Irish National Meteorological Service provides climate monitoring
and modelling. It has developed a new global climate model in collaboration with University
College Dublin to analyze the impacts of global climate change on Ireland.305 Climate risks are
assessed through the use of high-resolution climatemodels and climate projections, which allow
continuous analysis of impacts and vulnerabilities in key sectors to enable adaptation
planning.306
Mitigation: Risk and Vulnerability Reduction
As part of its national mitigation plan, Ireland has undertaken a number of measures to reduce
GHG emissions in the agriculture sector and increase productive efficiency. These measures
include the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme, the Targeted Agricultural
Modernization Schemes, the National Afforestation Program, the Farm Carbon Navigator, the
Smart Farming Initiative, and Origin Green. The Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme
encourages climate friendly agricultural practices—including establishing green cover and
301 “Productivity in EU agriculture.” European Commission. 2016.
302 High Level Forum. 2014. THE STATEOF FOOD PRICES AND FOOD PRICEMONITORING INEUROPE.
303 Department of Employment Affairs and Social Welfarewebsit
304 Framework for a Nutrition Surveillance Programme for the Island of Ireland. Safefood. 2015.
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305 “National Adaptation Framework.” DCCAE. Jan 19, 201
306 “Climate Research Coordination GroupFirst Report on Activities: June 2017 - December 2018.” EPA. 2018.