Commission releases €7.9m for rural development in Cyprus
The European Commission is set to release €7.9 million for Cyprus` rural development programme. The amount was initially withheld pending intermediate targets that needed to...
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More innovative methods to be used in farming, says Kadis
Crop farming is to be modernised through investment, precision farming, and the use of anti-hail netting, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told farmers at a briefing...
Swedes warned off eating Cyprus halloumi
Eating Cyprus halloumi could be worse than eating meat because of the high levels of antibiotics Cypriot farmers give their animals, a Swedish food expert...
Hailstorms have wiped out mountain crops, says village leader
The heavy hailstorms that hit the mountainous areas of Limassol in recent days has completely wiped out fruit and vegetable crops, particularly in the village...
€2.6m in crop damage compensation approved
The payment of compensation to farmers to the tune of €2.6m was approved on Wednesday by the council of ministers following a proposal tabled by...
Paphos farmers demand compensation for crop damage
Heavy rain and hail hit Paphos crops once again on Wednesday, with the local division of the association of Cyprus farmers (EKA) demanding immediate compensation....
Paphos growers call on state to record Monday’s crop damage
Paphos communities on Tuesday called on the competent state services to promptly record the damage to the crops caused from extreme weather conditions in their...
Cabinet approves new insurance system for farmers
The creation of a new insurance system for farmers that seeks to offer financial support to producers of all crops, as well as for sheep...
Farmers say frost has damaged potato crops
Potato crops in the ‘red soil’ villages of Famagusta were severely damaged by frost on Wednesday night as temperatures fell below zero. “The frost...
Plan underway to save rodent-eating barn owls
The government is about to prepare a national action plan for using barn owls to control rodents, the agriculture ministry announced on Tuesday. The plan...
Cabinet help for farmers hit by crop-munching mouflons
A government funding scheme offering assistance to farmers who fall victim to herds of crop-eating mouflons was approved by cabinet on Wednesday. One part of...
Illegally slaughtered animals no danger to humans, officials say (Updated)
Authorities on Monday said that they could not say whether the meat of farm animals believed to have been slaughtered illegally had been sold, but...
The super, super healthy olive oil
Some of the world’s top academic institutions are studying the olive oil produced on an arid Cyprus farm By Annette Chrysostomou Recently there has been...
State payments help keep crucial beekeeping alive
The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (Coap) has handed out €168,700 to beekeepers in 2018, completing the payments for this year. The beekeeping programme is funded...
Crop-growers to receive hail compensation
Officials from the agriculture insurance organisation will immediately inspect areas affected by Tuesday’s hailstorms and record damage caused to trees and crops, the agriculture ministry...
Farmers told to leave fields in buffer zone spat
Greek Cypriot farmers working their land in the Nicosia buffer zone were asked by the UN to leave on Saturday morning after Turkish soldiers complained...
Potato shortage leads to soaring prices
Serious shortages in the supply of locally produced potatoes have led to soaring prices and to an increasing dependence on equally expensive imported produce. “The...
Agriculture minister promises action over water shortages
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday that new measures to tackle long-term drought should be introduced in September including more desalination plants and possibly...
Cypriot farmers likely to struggle to meet new EU conditions
A new Eurostat report shows 44.6 per cent of farm managers in Cyprus are 65 years and older. Just 3.3 per cent are under 40....
Despite drought, no domestic water cuts for this year
No water cuts to domestic users are likely this year or next but water for irrigation purposes will be reduced by around 30 per cent...