Information: Regional Government wants to improve health status to boost beekeeping sector
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that improving the health status of the Azores is fundamental to guarantee a healthy, profitable, innovative and competitive development of the beekeeping sector, announcing several concrete actions. "In the context of improving the Region's health status, we will create two contingency plans: one for Varroa mites and the other to prevent ... more >>

Information: Regional Government supports Local Action Groups to improve performance in their territories
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced in Horta that a legislative amendment will be introduced shorty with the aim of enabling Local Action Groups (LAGs) to increase the number of requests for payments to projects approved under PRORURAL+. "The amendment that will now be introduced enables these entities to make six payment requests, instead of the current four. This is rel... more >>

Information: Agrarian planning tools still essential for the development of the sector in the Azores, says João Ponte
According to the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry the existing agrarian planning tools in the Azores supported by Community funding, such as agrarian planning perimeters, incentives for land acquisition as well as the investments in roads, water supply and electrification of farms, remain essential for the modernisation and development of the agricultural sector. "All these agrarian... more >>

Information: Strategic Plan aims to promote sustainable growth of beekeeping in the Azores, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry highlighted four key actions of the 40 listed in the proposed Strategic Plan for Beekeeping in the Azores to be implemented in the next decade with the aim of fostering the sustainable growth of an important sector for agricultural development with an excellent health status in the Region. João Ponte spoke Tuesday at the public presentation... more >>

Information: 2018 was positive year for regional meat industry, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated today that 2018 was an extremely positive year for the regional meat industry for the record increase in the number of slaughters, export growth, improvement of regional slaughter network infrastructures and for the approved changes under POSEI. "From the standpoint of production, the largest number of animals slaughtered in the Region was... more >>

Information: Regional Government to present the Strategic Plan for Beekeeping in the Azores
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry presents next week on São Miguel Island the Strategic Plan for Beekeeping in the Azores, a document intended to guide and define measures towards the development of a sector in the medium and long term with potential in the archipelago. The presentation of the document will be directed, firstly, to beekeepers who will have the opportunity... more >>

Information: Azorean farmers receive aid amounting to 22 million Euros on the last day of the year
Azorean farmers and forest producers will receive aid amounting to 21.7 million Euros under POSEI and PRORURAL+ on December 31, of which 1.1 million Euros will allocated from the Regional Budget. In the case of POSEI, payments correspond to aid for pineapple producers, aid for arable crop producers, the dairy cow premium and the suckling cow premium, the slaughter premium for the first semester a... more >>

Information: European Commission approved all proposals submitted by the Azores for amendments to POSEI 2019, announces João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced on São Miguel that all the proposals submitted by the Azores for amendments to POSEI 2019 have been approved by the European Commission. This is an incredibly positive decision that will allow us to continue adjusting aid to the growth dynamics and the increasing sustainability of the agricultural sector in the Region. "The Azorean... more >>

Information: Regional Government ensures support for coffee production in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry ensurd that the support for agricultural production in the Azores includes coffee, a crop that has been raising a growing interest among producers on several islands. "The coffee crop is covered by the current support for production under POSEI aid for fruit and vegetable," João Ponte said, adding that there are currently 15 coffee producers... more >>

Information: 30 new young farmers for the agricultural sector in 2019, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry assured on Faial that that the Azores will register the first installation of another 30 young farmers next year, which he considered to be particularly important for the necessary generational renewal and to ensure the future sustainability of the agricultural sector. "It is a fact that we have the best indicators regarding the average age of fa... more >>