Informação: New Faial Slaughterhouse boosts value creation in meat industry, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated in Horta that the indicators of the meat sector evidence that the Government's investment in the construction of the new Slaughterhouse on Faial Island boosts value creation in the meat industry. "From January to May 2019, the cattle slaughtered in the Azores grew 4.5%, while Faial Island registered a growth of 12%, compared to the same pe... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government invests 1.9 million Euros this year in improvement of agricultural accessibility on Terceira Island
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated that the Regional Government invested 1.9 million Euros this year in enhancing agricultural accessibility on Terceira Island. This is an important aspect to improve the working conditions of farmers, boost the efficiency of farms and prepare the industry to better face future challenges. "All this investment in the redevelopment of roads t... Mais >>

Informação: Cycle of investments in slaughterhouses improves meat sector's conditions for value creation, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government stated on Graciosa Island that the completion of the investments in the construction and modernisation of regional slaughterhouses ensures the conditions for value creation in the meat sector, thus reinforcing the competitiveness of Azorean agriculture. "With the opening of this new slaughterhouse on Graciosa Island, we are ending a major cycle of investments in thi... Mais >>

Informação: Good management and implementation of Community funds has been decisive for development of agriculture in the Azores, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated in Vila do Porto that the good management and implementation of Community funds has been crucial for the development of agriculture in the Azores. In this regard, he stressed highlighted the success of its implementation as the commitment rate in PRORURAL+ stands at 85% and the implementation rate at 58%. "When we look at the agricultural ... Mais >>

Informação: PRORURAL+ Monitoring Committee to meet next week on Santa Maria Island
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry announced today that the 5th Monitoring Committee of the Rural Development Program of the Autonomous Region of the Azores 2014-2020 will meet on the island of Santa Maria on June 17 to analyse and approve the annual report on the PRORURAL+ in 2018. At this meeting, which will be attended by the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, J... Mais >>

Informação: João Ponte announces applications for VITIS programme amounting to four million Euros
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today in Horta that the Government will open this year a new application period under VITIS - Support Programme for the Restructuring and Conversion of Vineyards with an overall allocation of four million Euros. The support is intended to further enhance the development of this sector, which has contributed to wealth generation, job cre... Mais >>

Informação: Regional banana producers to benefit from 30% increase in POSEI aid this year, announces João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced on Sao Miguel that the Government will pay the POSEI aid to the 2018 banana production in late June; the overall amount will be the highest ever. "This is the result of the increase of aid in 2018 over the previous year and the growth of production by 20%," stated João Ponte. In this regard, he added that the "the amount of aid to ... Mais >>

Informação: Amendments to Legal Scheme on Regional Agricultural Reserve safeguard soil preservation, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated in Ponta Delgada that the amendment to the Legal Scheme on the Regional Agricultural Reserve proposed by the Regional Government safeguards the preservation of the most fertile and productive soils for the agricultural sector. João Ponte stressed that the legislation "focuses on this fundamental goal of enhancing the protection of the... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro welcomes new Administration Board of Unileite
The President of the Government highlighted today the Government's support to the milk and dairy sector, as evident at several levels of intervention, with the aim of enhancing the value of this important component of the regional economy. "First and foremost, it involves the public investment to improve the conditions under which our agriculture operates and develops, such as the case of agricul... Mais >>

Informação: João Ponte says investing in improvement of agriculture is to build the future of agriculture
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, stated that investing in the modernisation and improvement of agricultural infrastructures is to build the future of a sector that is of great importance for the economic development of the Azores. "For the Regional Government, this type of event is always an important moment because we are building the future of agriculture, wh... Mais >>