Informação: Government of the Azores already paid 1.2 million Euros under SAFIAGRI III
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, announced today that the Government has already paid 692 applications under SAFIAGRI III. This measure aims to compensate the financial burden on loans taken out for investments in farms between January 2016 and June 2017, representing an overall investment of 1.2 million Euros. "This measure intends to support the financial li... Mais >>

Informação: João Ponte announces allocation of 12 million Euros to new applications under PRORURAL+
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today that the Government will open in September another period for the submission of applications to investment projects under the sub-measures of the Rural Development Programme of the Azores, designated as PRORURAL+. João Ponte spoke on the sidelines of a visit to Gorreana Tea Factory on the island of São Miguel, stressing... Mais >>

Informação: Agricultural Council of the European Union approved anticipation of aid to Azorean farmers
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today that the Agricultural Council of the European Union has approved the anticipated payment of Community aid to farmers in the Azores. João Ponte said the decision follows the request made in June by the Regional Government to the Azorean Government for the European Commission to approve the anticipation of 70% in the payment of... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores opens application period for support to investment in the agricultural sector and installation of young farmers
The Government of the Azores opens Monday, July 3, another period for the submission of applications for investment projects in the agricultural sector and installation of young farmers, two sub-measures (4.1 and 6.1) of the Rural Development Program of the Azores - PRORURAL +. The deadline for submission of applications for these two sub-measures ends on September 29. They provide an overall allo... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores defends maintenance of POSEI, with increase of funds in the future CAP
The Government of the Azores advocates that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020 should focus on four fundamental pillars and ensure the continuation of the POSEI programme, with increased funding. In the context of its response to the survey conducted by the European Commission in the context of the public consultation on "Modernisation and Simplification of CAP," the Regional Secretari... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government proposes reinforcement of measure under PRORURAL+ to ensure farmers' commitment in maintaining extensive livestock farming
The Government of the Azores will propose to the European Commission the revision of PRORURAL+ in order to enable the opening of new applications to the measure for the maintenance of the extensive livestock farming in the case of farmers who ended their commitments in 2016. The request to the European Commission aims to increase the funding of this measure by transferring funds from other measure... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores welcomes report acknowledging importance of POSEI for Outermost Regions
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Foreign Affairs said the Government of the Azores "welcomes" the publication of a report on the implementation of scheme contain specific measures for agriculture to benefit EU Outermost Regions (POSEI), approved by the European Commission last Thursday. "In addition to some specific conclusions on the implementation of POSEI in the Azores, wh... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores has ongoing 23 works to support agricultural activities in the Region
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment revealed today in Água de Pau that the Government of the Azores currently has 23 works in progress or in the process of awarded to support agricultural activity in the archipelago. These interventions represent an overall investment of about four million Euros. Luís Neto Viveiros pointed out that, in addition to these works, the Gov... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government reinforces support programmes to farmers for the purchase of machinery and equipment
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment has decided to reinforce the support measures for the modernisation of farms and agricultural production units by investing in their mechanisation through a simple and quick process that Azorean farmers may apply to. The rules on the Support Programme to Agricultural Modernisation (PROAMA) were approved in the Official Journal today. T... Mais >>

Informação: Fátima Amorim reveals that "over 40%" of PRORURAL budget was allocated to environmental-oriented measures
The Regional Director for Rural Development revealed today in Angra do Heroísmo that "over 40% of the budget for Rural Development Programme - PRORURAL, between 2007 and 2013, was allocated to environmental-based measures." In this context, the Government approved a financial support measure amounting to 55 thousand Euros for the "Environmental Footprint" project. Speaking at the press confe... Mais >>