#Aid to farmers

The cabinet on Thursday approved €1.17 million in compensation for farmers whose crops were damaged by extreme weather between 2025 and 2026. According to the agriculture ministry, the scheme covers a range of ...

A request for emergency financial support due to the foot-and-mouth crisis has been made to the agriculture minister from groups representing sheep and goat producers. In a letter to minister ...

Farmers hit by foot and mouth disease will receive compensation worth €35.6 million, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. President Nikos Christodoulides said the compensation was up to 200 per cent higher than ...

Agricultural organisations rejected the ongoing farmers’ protests over the foot-and-mouth outbreak on Thursday, as police warned that gatherings could increase transmission risks and involve individuals unrelated to the livestock sector. ...

Cyprus’ main agricultural organisations have called on President Nikos Christodoulides to raise the issue of relaxing EU protocols on animal culling at the upcoming European Council meeting. In a joint ...

As Cyprus’ livestock sector is still reeling from the foot and mouth outbreak that saw over 30,000 animals culled, state services are at odds over a solution which is rapidly turning ...

A budget of €7,693,500 has been allocated for farmers whose crops and fixed assets were damaged due to poor weather conditions in 2024 and 2025, the agriculture ministry announced on Friday. “The proposal ...

The government is standing by all those affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and “together we will find the best solutions for those people and our country”, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Farmers affected by water cuts need to receive financial support, farmers union Pek said on Monday. “We ask the president of the Republic to intervene and take appropriate action, announcing ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it has already granted almost €3 million worth of financial assistance to farmers and livestock breeders who were impacted by the wildfire which tore through ...

The farmers’ association on Tuesday warned of huge price hikes in fresh produce if no action is taken to help farmers cope with rising temperatures and protect crops and livestock ...

During her visit to the agricultural estate of Akhelia as part of her tour in the Paphos district on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said the ministry’s goal is “...

The director of the ministry of agriculture, rural development and environment, Andreas Gregoriou, represented Cyprus at the EU council of agriculture and fisheries on Monday. The focus of the meeting ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved an aid package for more fire-stricken farmers and extended financial support to help those who were in state care, deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said in ...