Informação: Strategic Plan for Organic Farming in the Azores begins public discussion in March 2018, announces João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, announced today the public discussion on the Regional Strategy for the Development of Organic Farming and the action plan for the production and promotion of organic products in the Azores by the end of March 2018. "This plan will set the course of organic farming in the Region for the coming years. It is being developed with t... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government presents contributions of the Azores on the future of CAP to Minister of Agriculture
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, met today with the Minister of Agriculture, Luís Capoulas Santos, to deliver the document with the contributions of the Azores to the revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020, in which the Region defends a budget increase. "This is a document that stemmed from the joint work carried out by the Regional G... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores reinforces water supply to São Jorge farmers
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Institute of Agrarian Planning (IROA), has concluded the contract work for the construction of a dam, a reservoir and a water distribution point in Ribeira do Meio on the island of São Jorge. This intervention represented an investment of thousand Euros. This contract work, included in the Regional Public Works Chart... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government signs protocol with Kairós to encourage and develop production and consumption of organic products
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry signed a cooperation protocol with the Cooperative for Solidarity Economy Initiatives - Kairós to promote, defend and value the production and consumption of organic products on the island of São Miguel. "Promoting and encouraging production with organic methods is fundamental and, thus, initiatives such as this certainly contribute t... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean Government guarantees approval of all applications submitted under last call for VITIS, announces João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced the approval of 28 applications submitted under the Support Scheme for the Conversion and Restructuring of Vineyards (VITIS) that had not been accepted in the last application period. "I can announce that we have managed to ensure a budget increase that allows the approval of all applications submitted by producers under the last call,... Mais >>

Informação: Labelling of cryptomeria trees for sale during Christmas evidences responsible management of Azorean forests
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, accompanied by 11th form students from Lagoa Secondary School, participated today in the planting of certified cryptomeria trees. They are sold properly labelled during the Christmas season, evidencing the responsible management of the Azores forest. The “Naturally Legal Christmas Tree” campaign has been promoted ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Strategy Centre for Azores Meat is important tool to strengthen the sector, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that the Regional Strategy Centre for Azores Meat- CERCA is another important tool to strengthen the meat industry and increase producers' income, involving several partners. "We have congregated the will and powers of several entities towards the strengthening of the meat industry so that we may improve the performance of this sector, whi... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government and SPEA analyse amendments to legal scheme on hunting resources and hunting activities
The Regional Director for Forest Resources highlighted the clarification reached between the Government of the Azores and the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) regarding the proposal amend the legal scheme on the management of hunting resources in the archipelago. "The proposal (submitted by the Regional Government) is credible and based on technical-scientific studies, without forg... Mais >>

Informação: Plan and Budget for 2018 enables more growth and more income for farmers, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry defended in Horta that the 2018 Plan and Budget for this sector enables "more growth and more income" for farmers. "The Plan responds with ambition to the challenges of the sector, although we know that our efforts in agriculture are always an unfinished task," said João Ponte. He spoke at the Legislative Assembly under the discussion of the... Mais >>

Informação: More simplified and flexible rules in post-2020 CAP satisfy the Azores, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry expressed his satisfaction with the European Commission's intention to apply more simplified and flexible rules to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. Now, each Member State will be responsible for drawing up its own strategic plan to achieve common goals. The new functioning model announced today at the Commission's press conferen... Mais >>