Demand for olive oil has been globalising since the pandemic while production is suffering the negative impact of climate change, making it necessary to produce more and more sustainably, according to the International Olive Council (IOC).
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The Centre for Sociocultural and Agroforestry Development and Innovation (CDISA), has defended the need to prepare and implement an Integrated Agroforestry Development Plan for Jardim da Serra, which should be extended to the remaining highlands of the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos.
PAN Madeira denounces the use of herbicide near Levada da Negra, located in the upland areas of Santo António.
An agriculture company from Quinta Grande
he Association of Producers of the Island of Porto Santo (APIPS), and the Association of Young Farmers of Madeira and Porto Santo (AJAMPS),
The ADN party candidacy visited the Santo da Serra market yesterday where they had the opportunity to talk to local merchants and listen to their concerns.
The Regional Directorate of Agriculture, through its services, is creating experimental seed fields in Santana, to mitigate and study the consequences of Climate Change on some crops, according to a recent press statement.
The Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marco Caldeira, visited the farm of José Luís Freitas, an agricultural entrepreneur who has been engaged in hydroponic farming since 2011.
"If nothing is done quickly, sugarcane will certainly be an endangered product," said Sara Madalena (CDS/PP candidate).
Élvio Sousa, leader of the JPP and candidate for president of the Regional Government in the next elections,
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.
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.
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