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.Â
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The Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marco Caldeira, visited the farm of JosĂ© LuĂs 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).Â
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.Â
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.Â
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 SĂŁo 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 AntĂłnio da Serra.
February 2024 is expected to be the hottest February ever in the region since records began.