Following the identification of the presence of the 'palm beetle' in Porto Santo, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has issued a request "to not cut the green leaves of these trees," to prevent the proliferation of this species in the remaining palm trees.
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A Madeiran farmer has created a new species of papaya that has adapted well to the Madeiran climate through Microlab Madeira.
Rafaela Fernandes, Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment, reiterated the commitment of the Regional Government of Madeira to increase €0.20/kg for grape farmers in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, producers of the Tinta Negra variety.
The Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marco Caldeira, was today in Santa do Porto Moniz where he visited a farmer who produces, among other vegetables, about two tonnes of Madeira sweet potatoes.
The JPP recently visited local grape farmers in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, more specifically a 'Tinta Negra' farm, where they were told that the production of the 'Tinta Negra' grape is decreasing, "despite the increasing demand" from the region's Wine Houses.
The presence of pelagic sargassum in the archipelago of Madeira has given rise to a collaborated publication with scientists from the Natural History Museum.
The Madeira Motorcycling Association has established a partnership with the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) in order to carry out a shared management of 1,000 m2 of land located on the Caminho dos Pretos
isUP-AgrO: Unlocking the Potential for Agricultural research on an EU Outmost region: boosting ISOPlexis Centre', coordinated by the University of Madeira, was recently approved by the European Union, under the Horizon Europe Programme, and will receive more than 1.4 million euros in funding.
Rafaela Fernandes, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment, will preside over the delivery of 'bag-in-a-box' containers to cider producers in São Roque do Faial, tomorrow, the 5th of March
A training course, promoted by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, on the cultivation of the apple tree brought together 39 trainees, in Santo António da Serra.
February 2024 is expected to be the hottest February ever in the region since records began.
While underlining the importance of the farmer's aid package that was transferred by the IFAP; political party 'Madeira First' has defended a new system that is less bureaucratic and that can be accessed simply and easily so that aid guarantees can be applied easily without placing thousands of Madeiran families at risk.
The Funchal City Council, through the Department of Green Spaces and Climate Action / Division of Gardens and Urban Green Spaces (DJEVU), today reinvented the planting of the Infante Roundabout (Rotunda do Infante).
Marco Caldeira, Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, visited Robert Kusch's Quinta Alegre farm, which is mainly dedicated to organic horticulture production.
The fundraiser began last year in the wake of the fires that devastated much of the island's north and west coast.