Agriculture ministry to donate saplings across public sector
The agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that they will be donating saplings from the forestry department to other public sector authorities as part of an initiative to deal with the ...
Exness donates three fire trucks to forestry department (video)
Three fire trucks have been donated by the company Exness to the forestry department’s firefighting unit.
The agriculture minister and head of the forestry department attended the handover ceremony, ...
Ministry tells halloumi makers to follow PDO rules
Cyprus is one step closer to the implementation of the halloumi PDO regulation as the agriculture ministry said on Friday it is notifying the relevant bodies to abide by the ...
Grants to farmers for damage caused by mouflon
The agriculture ministry on Wednesday unveiled a scheme to protect farmers whose crops were damaged by mouflons.
The grant also helps finance farmers to install fences around their land to ...
State aid for livestock breeders approved by cabinet
The cabinet has approved state aid proposed by the agriculture ministry addressed to cattle, poultry, pig and rabbit breeders affected by the pandemic fallout.
The aid will be disbursed via ...
Dead turtle found in oil slick, breaking up and dissolving (update 3, video)
The environmental consequences of the oils slick that approached the Cyprus coast are already starting to be counted as a small turtle was pulled out of the sea dead by ...
Vet services, police step up cooperation against animal abuse (updated)
A cooperation protocol between state veterinary services and police constitutes another important step in effectively dealing with animal abuse, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Tuesday after she and Agriculture ...
State under fire for inadequate protection of Natura sites
The agriculture ministry has come under fire for its lack of progress in adequately protecting Natura 2000 zones, but this time, from the state legal service.
For years, the Republic and ...
New high-tech drill finds water in Stavrovouni
Water has been discovered during pilot drilling in Stavrovouni with a new high-tech land drilling rig, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
The discovery was part of the testing of ...
Video released of seal activity as monitoring continues
The Mediterranean seal population of Cyprus is still being closely monitored, the ministry of agriculture announced on Wednesday as it released a short video of seal activity.
The ministry celebrated ...