Informação: POSEI 2020 creates aid to increase milk production on Faial, Pico and Flores islands The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated in Horta that the POSEI 2020 programme will create an incentive to increase milk production on the islands of Faial, Flores and Pico, through the Milk Producer Premium, providing for an increase of two cents when production exceeds that of the previous year."
This amendment intends to encourage the growth of milk production on three Azore... Mais >> Informação: European Commission approves all proposals for amendment to POSEI 2020 submitted by the Azores, announces João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry has announced that all the proposals for amendments to the POSEI 2020 programme submitted by the Azores have been approved by the European Commission. According to him, this is “very positive” decision that will continue to adjust aid to the sector's growth dynamics and greater sustainability in the Region. "The Regional Government ha... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government satisfied with guarantee of transitional period between Community frameworks, but against cuts in POSEI allocation for 2021 The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, welcomed the fact the European Commission will ensure the transition of POSEI and PRORURAL+ programmes between the current and the next Community framework as always defended by the Regional Government. The new framework will be in force for the 2021-2027 period under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). From the very first hou... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government approves first financial support to farmers affected by Hurricane Lorenzo The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, signed today the first ordinances granting extraordinary financial support to 37 farmers from the Western and Central group islands, whose farms were affected by the passage of Hurricane Lorenzo in early October. The ordinances, which will be published next week in the Official Journal, provide for an overall support amounting t... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government committed to mitigating damage to farmers affected by Hurricane Lorenzo The Regional Director for Rural Development guaranteed on Flores Island that the Regional Government will always be with farmers to help mitigating the damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Lorenzo. "Given the exceptional nature of the situation, which will have a direct impact on farmers' income, the Regional Government will help farmers minimising the damage caused by Hurricane Lorenzo," sai... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government to maintain investment effort in modernising Graciosa's agricultural infrastructures in 2020 The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry assured today that the Azorean Government intends to maintain next year the public investment effort in modernising Graciosa's agricultural infrastructures, with special emphasis on the upgrading of agricultural roads, improvement of water supply. These investments are crucial to the competitiveness of farms and, thereby, to farmers' income. "The... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government already submitted payment schedules for POSEI and PRORURAL+ programmes in 2019/2020 campaign The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Rural Development, has already submitted to the paying agency, IFAP - Financing Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries, the proposed schedule for payments under POSEI and PRORURAL+ programmes in the 2019/2020 campaign. The schedule is in line with farmers' wishes as it was stipulated after previous consul... Mais >> Informação: New VITIS opening notice to boost viticulture growth beyond Pico, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated on Terceira Island that the new opening notice concerning for the Support Scheme for the Conversion and Restructuring of Vineyards (VITIS), whose application period runs in October, intends to boost viticulture growth beyond Pico. “So far, Pico is among the islands that has benefited the most from the VITIS support for the recovery o... Mais >> Informação: Azores have already approved investments amounting to more than 32 million Euros under PRORURAL+ in the processing, marketing and development of agricultural products The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stressed today the importance of the PRORURAL+ programme for the development of projects in the area of processing, marketing and development of agricultural products in the Azores. Under the current Community framework, investments amounting to 32.2 million Euros have already been approved and additional investments over six million Euros are cu... Mais >> Informação: POSEI 2020 Programme is fundamental to continue developing the Azorean agricultural sector, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, stated today that the proposal for the POSEI 2020 programme will be submitted to the European Commission next week and was prepared with the contribution of producers' organisations. According to him, this proposal is essential to further develop the agricultural sector, having introduced new measures aimed at enhancing agricult... Mais >>
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