Beekeepers strive to save sector; say they are being ignored
Fall in Alentejan honey production could reach 90% this year Six beekeepers’ associations have banded together in a desperate bid for survival: their sector has been decimated by drought. This
Algarve beekeepers in second year of drought slam lack of State support
Beekeeping in the Algarve is facing its second year of difficulties due to drought and increased production costs, without counting on any support from the ministry of agriculture, the beekeepers’
Minister of Agriculture faces new cold shoulder from sector
Unlikely to be invited to second agricultural fair; if she wants to attend, “will have to buy ticket” The disdain with which farmers view Minister of Agriculture Maria do CĂ©u
Algarve citrus producers foresee drop in production due to drought
The drought currently affects 89% of the national territory. According to a Sic NotĂcias news report, the Algarve’s citrus farmers anticipate a drop in production due to the prolonged drought.
Drought cuts potato production by 10% – association
Porbatata – Portugal’s Potato Association – estimates a 10% drop in potato production this year due to the drought. SĂ©rgio Ferreira, president of Porbatata, has told Lusa news agency today
No shortage of water for agriculture seen this year – minister
Portugal’s minister of agriculture and food, Maria do CĂ©u Antunes, is convinced that there will be no shortage of water for Portuguese agriculture this year, and that it is not
Intensive farming “poisoning Alentejo reservoir”
But law “does not allow local authority to act”, says deputy mayor The water of the MaranhĂŁo reservoir in Avis has a dangerous amount of cyanobacteria, which can be fatal
Drought: Agriculture ministry applies for aid to Brussels; farmers unimpressed
Months into calls for help and action from farmers, Portugal’s ministry of Agriculture has recognised the dire situation of drought affecting various parts of the country and is applying to
Southern Alentejo farmers want state of emergency declared due to drought
The Campo Branco farmers’ association, from Portugal’s Alentejo region of Castro Verde, want the government to “urgently declare a state of emergency” due to the drought, writes Lusa. They having
State to grant €140 million to farmers to mitigate rising costs
VAT “at zero rate” on essential food items; products still to be decided The Portuguese government will grant this year a “support” of €140 million to agriculture, it announced on