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Mapped: Pig and Poultry Farming in Northern Ireland.

09.07.26

Outputs:
Report
Interactive Maps
Interactive Timeline
Supply Chain Maps
Folding Printed Map

Tags:
Agriculture
Supply Chains
Pollution
Water Quality

Credits:
Collaboration with Shauna Corr and Daniel Carey.
Comissioned by Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland.
Description:
‘Mapped’ demonstrates the scale, spread and impact of factory farmed chickens and pigs in Northern Ireland. We mapped pollution permits and planning applications to create detailed maps of pig and poultry farms, and tracked the growth in intensive livestock units between 1990 to 2025. For the first time, we mapped the supply chains of Northern Ireland’s dominant poultry meat, egg and pig agribusinesses. To uncover the industry’s environmental impact, we quantified and visualised the volume and spread of its nutrient pollution around the UK’s largest lake, Lough Neagh.

Design:
A series of interactive maps of poultry and pig farming in Northern Ireland that adhered to Friends of the Earth’s design specifications. A thorough 140 page report with extensive mapping and data visualisation, with additional supply chain maps that were drawn in the brand colours of each company.
Folding printed map (in progress) for campaigning in the field and for use in meetings and engagements.

Publication:
DeSmog (reporting)
The Detail (reporting)
Stop Factory Farming Europe (archive)
Agriland.ie (reporting)

Northern Ireland Turned Into ‘Sacrifice Zone’ to Feed UK’s Appetite for Meat, New Report Finds / Desmog // Moy Park farms spread 20 times more poultry manure on Northern Irish fields than agreed with environmental authorities / The Detail //

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