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Young farmers have shown a huge interest in state subsidies with applications reaching €10 million, double the amount of the available budget, the Cyprus agriculture payments organisation (Capo) said on Monday. ...

Chemical use to deal with rodents has been reduced by half since 2020, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday, saying that they are promoting more ecologically friendly ways to deal ...

Turkish commando forces are lying in wait to intervene along the UN buffer zone in Cyprus, Foreign Ministry Ioannis Kasoulides said on Friday. Speaking at a house finance committee session, ...

Farmers on Tuesday warned that they are on the verge of being “wiped out” due to untenable production costs, appealing to the state for immediate assistance. The matter came up ...

Fourteen tons of bulgur wheat was given to the Church of Cyprus on Tuesday by the Pancyprian Committee of wheat producers, to be headed on to the needy. Quantities are ...

Competent services need to cooperate more effectively to tackle the phenomenon of seasonal farm workers quitting their jobs to claim asylum in Cyprus, the House agriculture committee heard on Tuesday. ...

The Greens on Tuesday called on the government to ban glyphosate after a scientific study showed high levels of the herbicide in the urine of school children. “The time has ...

In the latest twist to the ongoing halloumi saga, the House agriculture committee on Tuesday decided to invite Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis to their next meeting to shed light on ...

A fourth suspect was charged in connection with a protest by goat and sheep farmers on Wednesday where they spilled gallons of milk and lit fires outside the presidential palace. ...

Cheese makers on Friday again clashed with the government, saying the agriculture minister is “adding fuel to the fire” by saying goat and sheep farmers should have protested against them ...

Following the rise in prices that has been at the centre of disputes and protests all over Cyprus in recent weeks, potato farmers said on Thursday they will also take ...

Six people were arrested in the north during simultaneous protests by the union of livestock farmers and breeders outside the ‘presidential palace’ and the dairy industry company on Thursday. CNA ...

In the coming days the government will announce new measures to support the agriculture and animal husbandry sectors, hit by soaring commodity prices, while stocks of grains are adequate until ...

Cabinet on Tuesday approved €2.529m in financial aid to farmers affected by adverse weather last year, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. In a written announcement, Parisinou said the aid ...

Female farmers “show the way to create new life”, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Saturday after she participated in an event in Emba in honour of ten women involved ...

Hundreds of Greek farmers, some on tractors, protested in Athens on Friday, demanding more tax cuts and subsidies to combat high fuel and fertiliser prices which have soared since Russia’...

‘We need supplies urgently, so that our animals don’t die’ As importers and livestock farmers grapple with sky-high grain prices due to the Ukraine crisis, the government here will ...

The European Commission on Tuesday approved a scheme worth €5.7 million to support farmers working in the livestock sector affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictive measures in Cyprus. According ...

The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (CAPO) has paid a total of €1.86b to farmers since 2004, of which €1.1b or 59 per cent was from EU funds. This year, CAPO expects payments ...

The government said Wednesday it intends to temporarily support farmers stricken by the massive spike in the price of animal feed, which along with other factors is expected to lead ...

The Paphos branch of the Cyprus Union of Farmers (Eka) has reported an increase in damaged crops in the last few weeks. It said the problem was particularly acute in ...

Paphos CID said on Thursday they are investigating an alleged punch-up over crop damage between two farmers, leading to one of them being injured. According to police, a 65-year-old cattle ...

Farmers who were affected by the weekend’s fires will soon be able to apply for compensation for their losses, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry announcement backed ...

Potato farmers in Cyprus are increasingly concerned about the difficulties they face selling their product, especially as regards exports which have been heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic. With potatoes ...