Grape production plummets by 93 per cent
Cypriot grape production has collapsed by 93 per cent over the last 30 years, as the island has shifted from being a grape exporter to...
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Five key questions to answer about resilient and sustainable food systems
By Jonathan Smith Food systems are highly complex and interconnected. If our grocery stores and kitchens are to have a future with packed shelves, we...
Potatoes fall victim to war and weather
A series of late frosts will cost potato producer Avraam Venizelos dear Sitting at Peristerona’s kafeneio just opposite the church of St Barnabas and Hilarion,...
Support coming for animal breeders to help ensure food security
The agriculture ministry is working on proposals to support livestock breeders that will go to the cabinet for approval the soonest possible, the ministry said...
Isolated Cyprus hit especially hard by crisis Kadis tells EU
Cyprus, due to its geographical location, is faced with increased difficulties in the supply of food and raw materials, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said during...
EU transition to sustainable food production systems discussed in Brussels
The EU ministries for agriculture met on Monday during the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, to discuss problems faced by their member states. Topics...
Producers lobby for state aid after crop damage
Representatives of embattled agricultural producers are lobbying for state aid to help mitigate the cost of damage to their crops from the frost and extreme...
Cyprus will ‘do its best’ to adopt EU’s farm to fork strategy
Cyprus will do its best to adopt the EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, agriculture minister Costas Kadis said during a meeting on Friday with EU...
€9m to support animal farmers amid spiralling feed prices (Updated)
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a total of €9 million for the support of animal farmers struggling amid rising grain and feed prices....
Cyprus guilty of the ugly greenwash within EU farming
The catastrophic failure that is the EU’s agricultural policy, CAP By Martin Hellicar Farmers should receive state support because they are vital to a vital...
