A Co. Donegal has been awarded a place on the Aurivo Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Scholarship programme.
Tara Toye will use the €2,500 scholarship bursary as she undertakes her course at University College Dublin.
Tara studied at Deele College, Raphoe before embarking on a Bachelor of Agri-Environmental Sciences (Hons) at UCD.
The competition was open to students from Aurivo’s catchment area who undertake a level 7 or level 8 third level degree course in agriculture, food or nutrition.
Two scholarships, each worth €2,500, are awarded as part of Aurivo’s programme to recognise and reward academic excellence and support young achievers who wish to develop careers in an agri-related profession.
Aurivo is one of Ireland’s leading co-operatives, with businesses in Consumer Foods, Dairy Ingredients, Retail Stores, Animal Feeds, and Livestock Trading.
Employing approximately 650 people, Aurivo is a globally focused agri-business with regional, national, and international brands and dairy ingredients exports to almost 50 countries in markets as diverse as Afghanistan, Africa, Central America, Costa Rica, Germany, Iraq and the United Kingdom.
