Information: Luís Neto Viveiros highlights distinction of Azorean products in the contests of the National Agricultural Fair
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment highlighted the distinction of various Azorean products in the contests promoted under the National Agricultural Fair, namely the seven-month aged São Jorge cheese, which won the Gold Medal in the National Competition of Traditional Portuguese cheeses with Qualified Names. For Luís Neto Viveiros, this distinction as well as that of ... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros says Nature is "one of the main assets of the Azores"
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stated on Pico nature "is one of the main assets of the Azores." The government official spoke at the signing ceremony of a cooperation protocol with the European Blue Flag Association (ABAE), which also included the delivery of the Green Key 2015 Awards. "The major challenge requires the implementation of environmental conservation and ... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores and European Blue Flag Association sign protocol on the World Environment Day
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment and the European Blue Flag Association (ABAE) will mark the World Environment Day with the signing of a protocol to reinforce the Environmental Education and Sustainable Development in the Region projects and the delivery of the Green Key 2015 awards. The event will be held Friday in Lajes do Pico at 10:30 AM. The ninth edition of this a... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros says PRORURAL+ is critical tool for agriculture in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the Rural Development Programme is a "crucial tool" for agriculture, stressing that the PRORURAL + reflects the priorities set by the Regional Government for the use of about 350 million of public funds available by 2020. According to Luis Neto Viveiros, "will be allocated on the basis of projects that ar... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros restates goal of making the Azores one of the European regions with "fewer health problems"
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment stressed today in Lagoa the work carried out in the Azores for the benefit of animal health, pointing out that the "excellent results" achieved also benefit public health, "boost consumer confidence and promote the quality of regional products." "The Regional Office of the Portuguese Veterinary Association can be proud of the work that all pa... more >>

Information: Monitoring Committees or the Rural Development Programme to meet on Terceira
The Monitoring Committee of PRORURAL and PRORURAL+ will meet Thursday and Friday, respectively, in Angra do Heroísmo to analyse the implementation of the previous Rural Development Programme and the implementation of that currently in force in the Azores. Created for each Rural Development Programme after approval by the European Commission, these monitoring committees are in charge of cert... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros highlights innovative land management tool in the country
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stressed today the "innovative" and "unprecedented" features of the Sectoral Land Management Plan for Extractive Activities (PAE) developed by the Azores. It reflects the regional strategy for a sustainable exploration of quarries and gravel pits. In his speech delivered at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, Luís Neto ... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros stressed that European policy-makers should know the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stated in Ponta Delgada the importance of the visits to the Azores that will be made by European Commissioner Phil Hogan in 2016 and by a delegation from the Commission for Agriculture in the second half of 2015 to allow a better understanding of the reality of the archipelago. "Living the reality of the Azores in the Azores is completel... more >>

Information: Wild Birds Recovery Centre receives snowy owl
A snowy owl also known as the Arctic Owl (Bubo scandiacus), a species rarely seen in the Azores, was rescued on the island of Flores and then transferred to the Wild Birds Recovery Centre of Corvo Natural Park, where is recovering until it can be freed. This bird of prey that inhabits the icy regions of the USA, Canada and Northern Europe, beyond the Arctic, lives in the open tundra, from the ed... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros confident in the "skills and value of Azorean farmers"
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stressed the value and importance of the contribution provided by all Azorean farmers to regional economy at the opening session of the Rural World Meeting, held on Faial. "I believe in the skills and value of Azorean farmers involved in milk production, meat production or in the production of other agricultural products. I do not doubt ... more >>