The PS-Madeira Parliamentary Group at ALRAM visited this Wednesday the Chestnut Festival of Curral das Freiras, where they sympathised with regional producers whose harvests had yet again been poor due to weather changes, and the lack of any answers from the Regional Government.
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The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development this afternoon visited the Prazeres Horticultural and Fruit Supply Centre,
A plague of rats has led the Parish Council of Paul do Mar to launch an 'anti rodent campaign.'
Célia Pessegueiro, Mayor of Ponta do Sol and PS candidate announced today that, "after several years of only transporting cargo and serving the needs of local farmers, the Canhas cable car will undergo a formal certification and upgrade which will allow it to be used to transport people as well as goods, making it a viable tourist attraction as well as a profitable enterprise.
MEP João Ferreira has put to the European Commission the need for clarification on possible compensatory support to farmers for the damage caused by Wood Pigeons (Trocaz Pigeon), a protected endemic species.
About three dozen people representing farming communities gathered this morning (15th October) outside the Presidents Official Residence at Quinta Vigia, Funchal, demanding their 'right to water.'
Today begins a new period of applications for support from PRODERAM 2020 for the action- Crop protection systems against protected species, which aims to provide flat-rate aid for the installation of crop protection systems against protected species, namely the Wood Pigeon (Columba trocaz), in order to prevent and minimise crop destruction and loss of income for farmers, this is especially so for those farmers working on the north of the island.