Informação: Government contributes to the improvement of farms
During the first quarter of 2011, the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry concluded six contract works for the construction power grid systems, covering a total of 18 farms on the island of São Miguel in a global investment over 300 thousand Euros. With this public investment, the Government of the Azores continues to contribute to the modernisation of the regional animal husb... Mais >>

Informação: Organic products must be promoted
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry defended on Wednesday the need of increasingly promoting Azorean organic products. Noé Rodrigues spoke at the closing session of the seminar “For a better soil,” organised by the Povoação Vocational Training School under the Eco-School Project, and highlighted the quality of organic products, considering that the region... Mais >>

Informação: 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 ... Mais >>

Informação: Designation of origin and geographical indication will be able to identify sparkling wines produced in the Azores
The designation of origin (DO) and geographical indication (GI) will also be used to identify sparkling wines produced in the Azores. This is the result of the amendments introduced to legislation regulating the regional wine sector that were approved by the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. The decision is justified by the Government with the “emergence of new products with a high qualit... Mais >>

Informação: Government moves ahead with financial support to the restructuring of the milk sector
The Government of the Azores has authorised the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry to allocate the maximum amount of 2,560,000 Euros to “financially support the ongoing organisational and economic restructuring of the Azorean milk sector.” Under the terms of a Resolution of the Council of the Government, published in the Official Journal on Monday, the aforementioned amou... Mais >>

Informação: Governo aposta na Formação Profissional Agrária
O Secretário Regional da Agricultura e Florestas, Noé Rodrigues presidiu, esta manhã à cerimónia de entrega de certificados de Formação Profissional Agrícola, ocasião para dar a conhecer o trabalho que se está a desenvolver nos Açores na qualificação dos recursos humanos rurais indispensável às exigências do mundo actu... Mais >>

Informação: Carlos César reafirma que a qualidade é o grande desafio das actividades produtivas açorianas
“Os tempos mudaram, as batalhas são outras, os desafios são muito mais exigentes e a qualidade dos nossos empresários agrícolas é também muito maior.” Foi assim que o Presidente do Governo dos Açores deu o mote para um breve discurso essencialmente virado para a reafirmação da necessidade de as actividades produtivas regionais apostarem,... Mais >>