Informação: Regional Government launches contract work for rehabilitation of Quinta de São Lourenço Manor and Chapel on Faial Island The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry published today in the Official Journal the public tender for the contract work for the rehabilitation of the Manor and Chapel of Quinta de São Lourenço (estate), where the Faial Island Exhibition Park is installed.The intervention in the two 18th century buildings has an estimated budget of more than 450 thousand Euros. It fulfils an... Mais >> Informação: PRORURAL + registers best implementation rate of all national operational programmes, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry highlighted in Horta that the Rural Development Programme of the Azores, PRORURAL +, has the best implementation rate at national level under Portugal 2020, which comprises 15 operational programmes. João Ponte spoke at the Legislative Assembly during a discussion on the impact of drought and water management promoted by PSD, pointing out t... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government approved projects under PRORURAL+ with investments amounting to 6.2 million Euros The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Rural Development, approved today six investment projects under sub-measure 4.2 of PRORURAL + for support to the processing, commercialisation and development of agricultural products. These projects, located on the islands of São Miguel, São Jorge and Faial, cover the main activities of the agric... Mais >> Informação: Agricultural sector needs more young people with training and entrepreneurial skills, says Regional Director for Rural Development The Regional Director for Rural Development stated today that the agricultural sector in the Azores is appealing. According to him, it has future and needs more young people with training and entrepreneurial skills to overcome the challenges of the future. "The entry of more young people into the regional agricultural sector is essential, not only to ensure a generational renewal but also greater... 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 >> Informação: Regional Government to open Monday applications for projects to install young farmers The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Rural Development, opens Monday, September 3, an application period for the submission of projects for the installation of young farmers (6.1) under the Rural Development Programme of the Azores, designated as PRORURAL +.
Applications for sub-measures on the establishment of producers' groups and organisa... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government celebrates Regional Production Day The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Rural Development, will mark the Regional Production Day on April 26 with a seminar on the theme "Azores with added value" at the São Miguel Exhibition Park. Production, processing, innovation, cooperation and consumption are the areas that will be highlighted in this event. The opening session will b... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government approves payment of 475 thousand Euros under second phase of SAFIAGRI III According to ordinances published in the Official Journal, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, has approved the payment of 381 applications. These are the first applications approved under the second phase of SAFIAGRI III, corresponding to public support amounting to 475 thousand Euros. These 381 applications represent an investment of 43.3 million Euros carried o... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government reinforces investment in infrastructures to continue modernising the agricultural sector The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forests stressed today that the increase of investment in 2018 to improve accessibility and water and electricity supply in farms demonstrates the Regional Government's willingness to continue modernising the sector. "This year, the amount of investment allocated by IROA (Regional Institute of Agrarian Planning) to infrastructures has nearly doubled. Thi... Mais >> Informação: Accessibility to 150 farms on São Miguel enhanced with improvement of Castelo Branco rural road The works to improve Castelo Branco rural road on São Miguel, which started in July, have already been concluded. They will enhance the accessibility to 150 farms and improve the working conditions of farmers.
The contract work for the improvement of this road in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, with an extension of 1,800 metres, was awarded by the Regional Secretary for Agricultur... Mais >>
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