Informação: Azorean products at National Agricultural Fair in Santarém
Meat and milk are some of the Azorean products to be featured at the 54th National Agriculture Fair, which runs from Saturday in Santarém. It is expected to receive about 200 thousand visitors. This event, which is the oldest and largest of its kind in the country, also includes the 64th Ribatejo Fair. Azorean products will be on display at a 143-square metre stand, an organisation of Uni... Mais >>

Informação: Cooperation between production and distribution is essential for agricultural diversification, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated in Ponta Delgada that the cooperation strategies between producers and distribution are "a future investment in the growth and development of agricultural diversification in the Azores." João Ponte spoke on the sidelines of a visit to the premises of INSCO- Insular de Hipermercados, where he met with the Board of Continente Açore... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean meat stands out for its unique features
The meat produced in the Azores, from grassland farming, has distinctive features that may promote it at a time when markets are becoming increasingly more demanding and in which the reduced dimension of regional production may be compensated for the quality of its products. The information was released by a study commissioned by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry to INOVA (In... Mais >>

Informação: Support to regional production reduces weight of imports on the economy
The Government of the Azores "is completing the revision of Support Scheme for the Promotion of Azorean Products with the purpose of reinforcing its capacity in terms of transport and support to promotional campaigns," announced the Regional Secretary for the Economy, who estimated the completion of this process by the end of the first quarter of 2012. "Currently, the horticultural sector is one o... Mais >>

Informação: Governo e produtores unidos na valorização do ananás dos Açores
O Secretário Regional da Agricultura e Florestas reuniu, esta terça-feira, com os vários agentes da cadeia de valor do ananás, no sentido de se implementarem e desenvolverem as linhas estratégicas do plano de valorização deste fruto. No final do encontro, Noé Rodrigues anunciou a criação de uma comissão de acompanhamento da produç... Mais >>