Informação: Government highlights positive performance of the meat sector and prepares strategy to enhance its economic value The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that, despite the very positive performance of the Azorean meat sector, the Region is already working, in coordination with all the agents in this sector, to outline an action strategy aimed at the growth of its economic value and the improvement of producers' income.
“If we compare the previous legislative term with the current one... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government's policies have contributed to modernisation, revitalisation and promotion of dairy products, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that the Regional Government's policies have contributed to the modernisation, revitalisation and promotion of the dairy sector. Despite the positive path that the sector has been following over the last decades, there are still challenges ahead of us.
“Reinforcing agricultural infrastructures to reduce production costs, continuing ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government defends faster certification processes for European Union's quality schemes The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, defends the simplification of the legal framework and faster certification processes for the existing European Union's quality schemes, as part of the European Commission's public consultation process on the assessment of geographical indications (GI, PDO and PGI) and traditional specialties guaranteed (TSG). I... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government opens applications for support to animal protection associations and official collection centres The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Agriculture, opens Tuesday, January 28, the application period for the allocation of financial support to animal protection associations and Official Collection Centres (CRO). This measure falls within the Regional Government's strategy to improve the welfare of pets.
In the case of animal protection assoc... Mais >> Informação: Investment amounting to 90 million Euros in the modernisation of regional farms has already been approved The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated on the island of São Jorge that 90 million Euros of investments promoted by farmers for the modernisation of farms, financed by PRORURAL+, have already been approved, a clear sign of confidence in the future of Azorean agriculture. "Overall, the Region has already approved about 900 projects for the modernisation of farms, which repre... Mais >> Informação: New São Jorge Slaughterhouse symbolises opening of new cycle for regional meat sector, says Vasco Cordeiro The Regional Government will invest about five million Euros in the construction of the new slaughterhouse on the island of São Jorge, an investment that the President of the Government considered a symbol of the opening of a new cycle for the regional meat production sector. "With the construction of this slaughterhouse, we are opening of new cycle for the meat sector in our Region. The ope... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government more than half a million Euros in this legislative term to improve water supply to agriculture on São Jorge The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated today that the Regional Government will invest more than half a million Euros in this legislative term to improve water supply to São Jorge's agricultural sector, helping farmers in their daily lives and ensuring the sustainable development of the sector in the future. "The Regional Government's investment in improving water supply to... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government encourages farmers to invest in improvement of technical skills The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated today on São Jorge Island that farmers should seize the opportunities created by the various training initiatives made available by the Regional Government and producers' organisations to strengthen their technical skills. They are important to improve farm management and help the sector to meet the challenges of the future.
"If we ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government guarantees Corvo farmers the same services as on other islands The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated today in Ponta Delgada that the Regional Government guarantees Corvo farmers equal access to the services provided on other islands, thus ensuring the same opportunities for the development of the sector. "Everything has been done and will continue to be done so that Corvo farmers may have access to the services they need for the developme... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government creates SOS Animal platform to report animal cruelty, reveals João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today at the Legislative Assembly in Horta the creation of an SOS Animal platform in the Azores, which will enable any citizen to report animal cruelty online in a confidential and prompt manner. "This year we will launch a computer platform to report animal cruelty, which will be managed by the Regional Directorate for Agriculture in c... Mais >>
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