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 Government already completed proposal for legal scheme regulating forestry police activities, announces João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today that the Regional Government has already completed the proposal for a legal scheme regulating forestry police activity. It will be approved by the next Council of the Government after a long and hard work involving forest rangers, whose contributions were duly analysed and included in the final proposal. "Last week, PSD announced ... Mais >>

Informação: Good results of forest management in the Azores arouse international interest
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated today that the good results achieved with the management of Azorean forests are an example to follow and arouse the interest of other regions in the development of the Region's cryptomeria forests. According to him, this is a positive aspect that the Regional Government values, being the result of the work carried out in regional forests. ... 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 >>

Informação: Wine Summit 2019 Annual Conference closes with visit to Pico
The Regional Government, through the Regional Directorates for Tourism and Agriculture, supports the visit to Pico Island on June 29 under the Wine Summit 2019 Annual Conference, an event to be attended by participants from Europe, USA and Canada. The purpose of this visit is to make the most influential national and international participants in this area better acquainted with landscape and the ... Mais >>

Informação: Honey production in the Azores generates annual revenue of one million Euros, says Regional Director for Agriculture
The Regional Director for Agriculture, José Élio Ventura, stated that more than 100 tonnes of honey are annually produced in the Azores, generating revenue of about one million Euros with the sale of honey, wax and royal jelly, among other products. "The figures speak for themselves and evidence the economic importance of beekeeping in the Region, a sector with room to grow in the archi... Mais >>

Informação: Implementation of crop insurances in the Azores is positive measure for agriculture, says João Ponte
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, announced today that Azorean farmers can already take out crop insurances to protect their crops and their income from adverse weather conditions. The implementation of this measure is the result of the Government's determination and commitment. "Today is a historic day for Azorean agriculture. Five years after the beginning of ... Mais >>