Water-guzzling avocado project âcould drain reservoir completelyâ
Aquaterra saw first plan vetoed; tries for a slightly smaller plantation Environmental organisation GEOTA has warned today that the Murta dam in AlcĂĄcer do Sal (SetĂșbal district) “runs serious risk
Avocado plantation cut back, ‘but to what effect?’
Instead of the 722,24 hectares of avocado plantation planned for AlcĂĄcer do Sal, promoters Aquaterra have reformulated their project to put in for 658,44 hectares of the heavily-irrigated fruit, and
Hundreds of hectares of thirsty avocados STILL on table for drought-beset Alentejo
Promoter given six months to reformulate project âvetoedâ in January An âunfavorable impact declarationâ for a massive new avocado plantation in the Alentejo – expected to use 67% of the
Avocado/ mango producer leaves Spain for Algarve âdue to water woesâ
Euroweekly news today reports that âTROPS, the avocado and mango cooperative from AxarquĂa, Spain, has announced a partial relocation of its packaging process to Tavira, Portugal, in response to water
Mass opposition to AlcĂĄcer do Sal avocado plantation
The public consultation period for yet another massive, water intensive, avocado plantation in the increasingly drying southern region of Portugal ended this week with farmers and environmentalists all giving it
Citizens still battling to ensure rogue avocado plantation does as it has been ordered
Determined citizens in a rural backwater northwest of Lagos are still battling to get a rogue avocado plantation to do as it has been ordered by government-backed authorities (click here).
Lagosâ avocado âoverlordsâ hear they could be hit with fine for âmillions of eurosâÂ
Avocado âoverlordsâ who went full steam ahead on a massive plantation without receiving the necessary permissions have heard they could face a fine of âmillions of eurosâ. IGAMAOT (the general
Civic movement powers landmark decision on water-guzzling monocultures in Algarve
Civic movement Regenerarte has forced a landmark decision on water-guzzling monocultures in the Algarve. After years in which authorities blanked the movementâs concerns almost entirely (click here) they have seen
Plan for managing Algarveâs water presented in Faro as concerns mount over over âintensive agricultural projectsâÂ
A plan (albeit far from being implemented) on how to âbetter manageâ demand for water in the Algarve was presented in Faro yesterday (Wednesday) as throughout the region concern is
Stop Europeâs largest avocado monoculture âbefore it sucks us dryâ
Battling residents surrounded by hundreds of hectares of water-guzzling avocado monocultures have started a new campaign aimed at prosecuting the companies sucking underground aquifers dry. The GoFundMe campaign seeks to