Origin recruits leading crop scientist

Listed Irish agri-services group, Origin Enterprises PLC, has appointed Professor Jimmy Burke as its head of research and knowledge transfer. 

Professor Burke, said the group, is a renowned crop scientist with extensive industry and academic experience. “The role will maintain a particular focus on global innovations in agriculture and will incorporate formal outreach programmes with relevant industry, research and technology partners,”​ said Origin, which provides specialist agronomy services, crop technologies, inputs and feed ingredients.  

Currently, the holder of the Origin sponsored Chair in Crop Science at University College Dublin (UCD), Burke was previously chief crop scientist and head of the Irish National Crops Research Centre. “He has developed close working relationships with many universities, national and international research centres, and has participated in numerous collaborative research projects with industry,”​ added Origin.