Farmers stage ‘largest protest ever’
Farmers protesting against government policies, many of them at the wheel of tractors, snaked through several streets of Beja yesterday to demand changes in the sector and the resignation of
Farmers schedule protests against extinction of regional boards
With controversy now swirling over the competence of Agriculture minister Maria do Céu Antunes (see main menu), farmers and producers have scheduled protests to take to the streets over the
Furious farmers “left empty-handed for third time”
No CAP grant funding paid out despite minister’s promises The Confederation of Farmers has accused agriculture minister Maria do Céu Antunes of failing them again. It is the third time,
Farming rules relaxed as drought persists
According to an order published today, the minimum feed to be used in integrated production* has been temporarily suspended, due to the severe or extreme drought that affects most of
Farmers desperate for help: “If there was an earthquake, no one would be waiting for government to be sworn in”
Portugal’s farmers have decided enough is enough: assurances that their plight will be addressed once the new government takes office simply do not cut the mustard. “If there was an
€20M credit line for equipment to overcome drought
The government will launch a credit line of €20 million to deal with the drought in Portugal, the minister of agriculture told Lusa on Friday. The Ministry of Agriculture met
PAN in spotlight as spokesperson exposed for allegedly intensive farming practices
In the run-up to Portugal’s legislative elections in January, minority party PAN (Peoples Animals Nature) is suddenly in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Official spokesperson Inês Sousa Real
Police catch five ‘avocado snatchers’ in Faro and Almancil
GNR police arrested five people on Tuesday after catching them red-handed stealing avocados at separate farms in Faro and Almancil. The alarm was sounded by the owners of the farms.
Bacteria that devastates olive groves “has arrived in Portugal”
Efforts to keep Portugal free of a deadly plant plague that could bankrupt olive and almond producers have failed. After all the warnings, Xylella fastidiosa – a bacteria for which
Farmers furious over lack of subsidies
With farmers in crisis over the double whammy of European competition and Russia’s ban on Western food imports, this week has seen furious protests backed by thousands in Lisbon and