Informação: Government wants implementation of small family farming statute in the Region The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry has requested the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development that the small family farming statute, whose public discussion ends today, be applied in the Azores. "The proposal under public discussion should have a wider scope in order to comprise the Autonomous Region of the Azores, namely with regard to the exclusive powers of the... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government invests 380 thousand Euros in accessibility and electrification of agricultural sector on Faial, announces João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today that the Regional Government will invest 380 thousand Euros this year to improve accessibility and electrification of the agricultural sector within the Agrarian Perimeter (POA) of Cedros/Salão on Faial Island. "In the specific case of Fligueira road, with an extension of 2 kilometres, there are plans for remodelling and res... Mais >> Informação: Regional Council of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development meets in February on Faial The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, chairs the meeting of the Regional Council of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (CRAFDR) in Horta on February 8. This is the second meeting held during this legislative period, at a time when new councillors are about to take office. The CRAFDR will now include representatives of the cooperative organic farming sector ... Mais >> Informação: "It is time to close ranks" in defence of the Cohesion and Common Agricultural policies, defends Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government of the Azores defended in Brussels the urgency of "closing ranks" in the defence of the Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy for the period 2020, taking into account the reduction of Community funding due to the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit). "We now face a scenario where the European Union will lose resources with "Brexit... Mais >> Informação: Amendments to POSEI proposed by the Azores and fully accepted by the European Commission published today The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry published in the Official Journal an ordinance on the legislative amendments to POSEI programme resulting from the proposals presented by the Azores, which were fully accepted by the European Commission. The approved regional proposals were the result of the contributions and negotiations with all the partners in the regional agricultural sect... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government moves forward with study to improve water storage efficiency in Ponta Delgada Dairy Basin The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Institute of Agrarian Planning (IROA), will promote this year a study to improve the efficiency in the transport of water from Lagoa Rasa lake, which is in surplus during winter months, to Lagoa do Caldeirão Grande lake, where it will be stored. IROA will launch the procedures to select the company for the preparatio... Mais >> Informação: Regional Veterinary Laboratory is "essential tool" for development of the Azores, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that the process of transferring services to the new Regional Veterinary Laboratory building on Terceira Island has been concluded. According to him, this is an "essential tool" for the development of the Azores, either in the agricultural sector or in the agri-food sector, among others." "At the end of the first half of last year, there w... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government requests the European Commission to transfer funds between PRORURAL+ measures The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced that the Regional Government will request the European Commission to transfer funds between PRORURAL + measures. This will allow their allocation to the areas where there is a need for increased funds, such as investment in agricultural modernisation, with the aim of better responding to the needs of agriculture in the archipelago. "The... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government concludes study for horticultural sector to improve production planning The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today the Government will conclude this year a study on the horticultural sector in the Azores, which intends to help producers adjusting their production planning to market needs. "This is an important tool in terms of production planning that will also allow producers' organisations to make an adequate production planning in accordan... Mais >> Informação: Milk production the Azores reached highest figure ever in 2017 The Azores produced last year 611 million litres of milk, reaching a record figure in one of the most important sectors of the archipelago. It represents a growth of 1.32% over 2016, as reported by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry. Production in 2017 grew almost eight million litres of milk compared to 2016, when it reached 602 million litres. In 2015, the Azores produced 609 ... Mais >>
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