#agriculture

The EU Commission has approved Cyprus’ proposal to support citrus producers with €500,000 in state aid following the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Aid will take the form of direct ...

A 60 and 25-year-old were detained for five days and appeared in court on Monday on allegations of human trafficking and labour exploitation. The two suspects were arrested on January 10 after ...

Funding for the agriculture sector from 2023 to 2027 will exceed €450 million, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday presenting the government’s policy for the sector. Kadis said the aim is ...

Cabinet on Tuesday decided to extend the government allowance covering energy expenses for another two months, at a cost of around €25 million. The scheme covers domestic, commercial and industrial use, ...

The agriculture census for 2020 was published on Tuesday which found that Cyprus has 323,522 pigs, 4.7 million poultry and that about 1,463 km² is agricultural area (the island is 9,251 km2). It found that ...

By Allison Lampert Industry executives have joined activists and negotiators from nearly 200 countries at this month’s UN nature summit in Montreal, where negotiations on a global pact to protect ...

The ‘big vision’ is for Cyprus to become self-sufficient in the production of agricultural products, presidential candidate Averof Neophytou has said. Speaking on Sunday evening at a rally in Xylofagou, ...

Consumers should have the opportunity to choose healthy food, produced in an environmentally sound and socially responsible way, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday. Kadis added that the government ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis is taking part in the EU council of ministers of agriculture and fisheries meeting in Brussels on Monday. Ministers will discuss the current condition and protection ...

After the success halloumi registration as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product, the government is already preparing an official request to register the island’s second most important agricultural ...

The national plan for developing mountainous areas sims to combat urbanisation, support the agriculture sector and encourage young people to live in rural area, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said at ...

With the UN warning of global famine, Cyprus is taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to food security With the UN warning this week that 40 countries were on the brink ...

Ruling Disy leader and presidential candidate, Averof Neophytou, on Sunday called for subsidies for producers with the highest costs as part of the support package being formulated by the government ...

Agriculture Minister Kostas Kadis on Thursday presented the Operational Programme for marine, fisheries and aquaculture for 2021-2027, a paper indicating projects that will be co-financed by the European maritime, fisheries ...

Cypriot grape production has collapsed by 93 per cent over the last 30 years, as the island has shifted from being a grape exporter to an importer. MPs were presented with the ...

By Jonathan Smith Food systems are highly complex and interconnected. If our grocery stores and kitchens are to have a future with packed shelves, we need to be able to ...

A series of late frosts will cost potato producer Avraam Venizelos dear Sitting at Peristerona’s kafeneio just opposite the church of St Barnabas and Hilarion, I take a quick ...

The agriculture ministry is working on proposals to support livestock breeders that will go to the cabinet for approval the soonest possible, the ministry said as it welcomed a European ...

Cyprus, due to its geographical location, is faced with increased difficulties in the supply of food and raw materials, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said during the EU agriculture and fisheries ...

The EU ministries for agriculture met on Monday during the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, to discuss problems faced by their member states. Topics addressed included the agricultural market, ...

Representatives of embattled agricultural producers are lobbying for state aid to help mitigate the cost of damage to their crops from the frost and extreme weather of recent weeks. Tassos ...

Cyprus will do its best to adopt the EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, agriculture minister Costas Kadis said during a meeting on Friday with EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides. ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a total of €9 million for the support of animal farmers struggling amid rising grain and feed prices. Concerns have been growing in recent ...

The catastrophic failure that is the EU’s agricultural policy, CAP Farmers should receive state support because they are vital to a vital sector and it can be very hard – ...