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Each year, around eight million tonnes of plastic waste flow from coastlines into the world’s oceans, the ministry of agriculture said on Thursday, adding that the stark figure sets ...

The new decree issued by the agriculture ministry for the gradual increase of the goat and sheep milk content in halloumi is a step in the right direction and helps ...

The agriculture ministry on Thursday announced the launch of open consultations with farmers regarding investment measures under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027. With a budget of €60 million, ...

Work has started to remove dangerous chemical waste from the AstraSol factory in Latsia, the environment department confirmed on Monday. The department’s director, Theodoulos Mesimeris, said this was a ...

The agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday that criminal investigations into firefighting aircraft contracts are underway. This follows a complaint submitted to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, prompting an administrative investigation into ...

The government’s goal is to “create a new production model based on the use of smart technology” in the field of agriculture, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday. ...

Cyprus and Malta have formalised an agreement to strengthen their collaboration on water resources management. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Nicosia by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou and Malta’...

The import of potatoes from abroad does not reflect a shortage in Cyprus, but rather the rising prices that are driving up imports, according to the agriculture ministry. Potato farmers ...

The agriculture and environment ministry has dismissed a report by Politico regarding the waste scandal at Pentakomo in Limassol, saying that it contains “inaccuracies”. “The owner of the Pentakomo waste ...

The environmental department on Tuesday responded to a complaint letter to addressed to the House environment committee from the Cyprus Recycling Organisation (OAK) regarding the failure to implement the legislation ...

Close to two dozen homes were affected by the two days of wildfires in the Paphos area, with the blazes destroying five homes completely, the deputy district governor of Paphos ...

The forestry department currently has a single operational firefighting plane at its disposal, but plans are underway to gradually expand the fleet and acquire self-owned airborne means rather than rely ...

MPs piled on the pressure to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Wednesday to come clean over the contentious investigation on the Akamas road works. The topic has been cause for ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Thursday, the International Day of Forests, that the government will submit amendments by the end of March to tighten penalties for individuals found causing ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday inspected vehicles and equipment recently received by the forestry department at Athalassa through the Recovery and Resilience Plan. The minister said that with a ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou reiterated the government’s goal of safeguarding halloumi exports, adding that the protection of halloumi as a national product remains unchanged during a meeting with the ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Thursday she had given instructions for immediate compensation to potato producers in the Famagusta region who had suffered immense damage from last week’s ...

President Nikos Christodoulides set a goal on Friday for the agriculture sector to produce five per cent of Cyprus’ gross domestic product. The sector is currently worth three per cent ...

Environmental organisations lambasted the agriculture ministry again on Friday for failing to conduct works properly for Akamas and instead choosing to invite them to visit the site to see the ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos left for Slovenia on Wednesday for a meeting of contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention. The Barcelona Convention aims to protect the marine environment and the ...

A total of €12 million will be allocated to four district action groups with the aim of developing rural areas, it emerged on Wednesday. Within the framework of the EU’s 2023...

A mountain development commissioner is set to be appointed within the next two months, an agriculture ministry confirmed on Tuesday amid mounting criticism from MPs at the House commerce committee. ...

A delegation from the agriculture ministry took part in an European conference on combating wildlife trade. Cyprus was invited to the event, held on Thursday in Brussels, as one of ...

The Cyprus cheesemakers’ association is to hold an extraordinary general meeting on Friday to discuss “measures to be taken” regarding the “critical situation” regarding forthcoming adjustments to the ratio of ...