Informação: Vasco Cordeiro highlights partnership work that made Azorean agriculture a national reference The President of the Government stressed the importance of Azorean agriculture at national level, pointing out the specific case of regional milk, meat and cheese productions in the context of national production. Under the Government's working visit to São Miguel, Vasco Cordeiro visited the Bovine Fattening and Finishing Centre of the Agricultural Union Cooperative. Created in 2008, it curr... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government challenges farmers to reduce dependence on aid by reducing farm costs and boosting production The Regional Director for Agriculture stated on Terceira Island that farmers should increasingly focus on boosting production and reducing farm costs to improve income and depend less on aid. "The path to be followed involves animal genetic enhancement, the reduction of imported food to boost the profitability of agricultural activities and the decreased dependence on aid," said José Él... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government has done everything to continue increasing milk price, says Regional Director for Agriculture The Regional Director for Agriculture stated in Lagoa that the Government of the Azores is aware of the reality and has done everything, within the reach of its powers, so that the price of milk paid to Azorean producers continues to increase. "The Regional Government is attentive, being on the side of producers. However, it is important that industries invest and innovate, because good companies ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government considers investment in innovation and promotion as fundamental for promotion of dairy products The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that it is fundamental to invest in quality, innovation and promotion of Azorean dairy products, such as cheese, to conquer new markets and establish them as products of excellence. "In the Azores, we have the best cheeses produced in the country, which, for their excellence, flavour, tradition and quality, deserve to be better paid. In or... Mais >> Informação: Vasco Cordeiro opens new Faial Slaughterhouse as part of strategy to strengthen agriculture The President of the Government opened today a new slaughterhouse on Faial Island, an investment over five million Euros that falls within the strategy to strengthen Azorean agriculture and the competitiveness of the meat sector. "This new Faial slaughterhouse is an example of another tool at the service of Faial and the Regional economy in the context of what I consider to be a structural work u... Mais >> Informação: Azores cheese with great potential for sale in national and international markets, says Regional Director for Agriculture The Regional Director for Agriculture, José Élio Ventura, highlighted today the great export potential of the Azores cheese, both in the national and international markets for its quality, durability and diversity. "This is a product that creates more employment and has durability. In the context of the dairy sector, it is perhaps the best way to overcome the sea barrier that separates... Mais >> Informação: Azores Milk is product of exceptional quality that deserves to be increasingly valued, says Regional Director for Rural Development The Regional Director for Rural Development, Valter Braga, stressed today that the Azores milk is an emblematic product of exceptional quality that deserve to be increasingly valued as regards the price paid to producers and dissemination among consumers. "There is no doubt that the Azores milk is a product of exceptional quality, being not only the result of animal welfare, public health and foo... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government supports production of sheep milk cheese on Santa Maria The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced on Santa Maria that sheep milk cheese will be produced next year on this island, after the completion of the works in the cheese plant owned by ARCOA - Association of Sheep and Goat Breeders of Santa Maria Island, emphasising that this is an innovative product with economic potential. "The works are expected to be completed by February ... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores highlights vitality and dynamics of dairy sector The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry highlighted today the great vitality and dynamics of the dairy sector in the Azores, registering a production growth up to 3.4% in August in comparison with the same period of 2017. "In the particular case of Flores, where production has grown above the regional average, standing at 5.6%, the challenge is to maintain this trend of growth in milk... Mais >> Informação: Training is "essential tool" for farmers, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry considered that it is essential for young Azorean farmers to increasingly invest in their training so that they may have more efficient and more profitable farms, lower production costs and be better prepared to overcome the permanent challenges of sector.
"One of the great challenges in agriculture concerns the growing investment in training. F... Mais >>
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