Information: Government of the Azores creates Agrarian Development Services Office in the municipality of Praia da Vitória
The Regional Director for Agriculture and Rural Development, Fátima Amorim, stated that the Agrarian Development Services office that opened on Sunday in Praia da Vitória provides a proximity response that is in line with claims of local farmers. Fátima Amorim spoke at the opening ceremony of the office, which is located in Cabo da Praia. This village comprises an ocean port, an i... more >>

Information: Proposal for new POSEI programme under discussion with the Azores Agricultural Federation
The Regional Director for Agriculture and Rural Development recalled today that the Regional Government's proposal for the revision of the Community programme - POSEI is being discussed with the Azores Agricultural Federation. The final version, which has yet to be concluded, will be submitted to the European Commission. Fátima Amorim noted the "positive reactions to the document," restatin... more >>

Information: Adequate protection and management ensure sustainable use of wetlands
The Regional Director for Agriculture and Rural Development defended in Praia da Vitória the possibility of reconciling the "adequate protection and management" of wetlands with the existence of economic and leisure activities by promoting their "environmentally sustainable use." Speaking at the closing session of the seminar "Wetlands and Agriculture," organised by the Praia da Vitória... more >>

Information: Regional Government reiterated position on POSEI at meeting between the European Commission and Outermost Regions
The Regional Government reiterated its position towards the reinforcement of financial support to milk production after the end of the milk quota system in 2015 at the meeting held by the European Commission to hear Outermost Regions on the public consultation on POSEI. "The European Commission stressed that this public consultation fulfils the obligation of revising the milk quota system until ... more >>

Information: Government delivers agricultural vocational training diplomas on São Jorge
The Regional Director for Agricultural Development, Joaquim Pires, participates in the ceremony to deliver agricultural vocational training diplomas to 16 farmers on the island of São Jorge. The initiative follows another training course for regional farmers on the correct use of plant health products and the implementation of good agricultural practices. The courses were organised by the... more >>

Information: First market for organic products to be open in Praia da Vitória in September
The first market for organic products, built from scratch in the Azores and in the country, will open in Praia da Vitória in September. The announcement was made today during the visit made by Regional Director for Agricultural Development and the Mayor of Praia da Vitória to the works in progress. As Joaquim Pires told journalists, this is "an important investment and a meaningful p... more >>

Information: Government promotes training course on sensory analysis of Azorean wines
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry will organise a training course on "Sensory analysis of Wines." This initiative, which will take place at the premises of the Regional Oenology Laboratory, is coordinated by the Regional Directorate for Agricultural Development. The training course will be supervised by an internationally qualified expert on sensory analysis of wines from the... more >>

Information: Azorean farming must be attentive to the issues that might weaken it
The difficulties “felt at a global scale” have brought instability and turmoil to the markets and, in this context, it is necessary to “be permanently attentive to the issues arising from the current context that might weaken with the solidarity and effort of all agents involved in the agricultural sector so that we may overcome every obstacle.” These statements were made ... more >>

Information: Azores may become privileged area between two continents with strong bullfighting tradition
“The Azores may become a privileged stage between two continents with a strong bullfighting tradition, Europe and America, allowing the dissemination of tourism and the Azores destination as the platform for international tourism we wish to achieve.” This is the belief of the Regional Development for Agricultural Development, Joaquim Pires, who attended, on behalf of the President of t... more >>