Information: Secretary for Agriculture wants to strengthen "complicity" between Government and farmers' organisations
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry defended today on the island of Faial the need to strengthen the "complicity" between the Government of the Azores and producers' organisations. When one says that paradigms must be changed, I think we should strengthen this complicity between the Government and producers' organisations "because, together, we have done well so far and together w... more >>

Information: New native plant nursery opened
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry launched the Native Plant Nursery on the island of Terceira this Monday. This infrastructure is focused on a specific plant production area - native tree and shrub species - and has a production capacity of 40,000 plants per year. The infrastructure, installed in a two-hectare area, meets all the necessary conditions for the production of high ... more >>

Information: Horticultural production area doubled in the Azores in four years
Between 2007 and 2011, the cultivated area for the practice of horticulture has doubled, which evidences the attention given by the Azorean Government to this sector and to regional farmers. The information was provided by the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry at the end of the 1st Meeting of Horticulturists, held in Ponta Delgada, during which he urged horticulturists to take j... more >>

Information: CAP revision should increase funding for Azorean agriculture
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry considers that the European Union should reinforce the allocation of funds for the sector at a time when the revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is taking place. Noé Rodrigues spoke at a seminar dedicated to this subject, considering that the CAP has been "perhaps the major European cohesion policy when targeted at the strengt... more >>

Information: Government regrets attacks on domestic production by major distributors
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry condemned this Friday the situation taking place in certain national commercial establishment regarding the sales of milk, from foreign countries, at half of the price paid to producers. The government official considered this practice "as immoral and that should be condemned as it is detrimental to the interest of national milk production." Qu... more >>

Information: Azorean Government stipulates application rules and deadlines for EAGF in 2012
The application rules and deadlines for the financial aid granted by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) - Measures to support local agricultural productions under POSEI programme in 2012 were stipulated today by the Azorean Government. Under the terms of a Normative Order issued by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, now published in the Official Journal, the appl... more >>

Information: Government continues to invest in water supply to farms
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry chaired in Angra do Heroísmo on Wednesday afternoon the signing ceremony of the contract to award the contract work for the construction of the integrated water supply system to farms in Fonte das Ovelhas/Outeiro in the village of Agualva, Terceira. This investment comprises the improvement of water collection in Fonte das Ovelhas spring, ... more >>

Information: Committee of the Regions’ Report on new pluriannual financial framework post-2013 is a "good first step towards future defence of the Azores' interests"
The Regional Secretary of the Presidency, André Bradford, defended today in Brussels that "the Committee of the Regions’ report on the new pluriannual financial framework post-2013, approved in plenary session this afternoon, is a good first step to protect the Azores' interests in future negotiations on the EU budget." The Committee report, which addresses the broad guidelines set by ... more >>

Information: Certification of regional products has always been the Government's claim
The Government of the Azores reiterates its "full availability" for the development of the certification process of local products whenever producers' organisations are willing to move forward with this process. The information was provided by the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry at the Legislative Assembly of the Azores during the discussion of a draft resolution on the Community... more >>

Information: Carlos César believes that agriculture on Santa Maria is on the right track and will evolve further
Santa Maria now has an Agri-Food Logistics Centre to support and enhance agricultural production on the island, which simultaneously enables the provision of technical support to producers as well as the reception, preparation and marketing of their products. Presiding over the opening ceremony of the new infrastructure on Friday, Carlos César considered that the investment made by AGROMARIE... more >>