New financing scheme to support farmers
A new bridge loan scheme allowing farmers to access funding before receiving grants under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be introduced this year, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on ...
Government investing €168m to tackle water shortage, minister says
The government is rolling out a €168 million package of measures to address Cyprus’ water shortage, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said, while highlighting broader plans to invest €454 million in the agricultural ...
Farmers demand more irrigation water
Agricultural organisations on Tuesday urged the government to allocate more irrigation water to seasonal crops, arguing that current supplies are inadequate despite significantly higher dam levels than last year.
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Our View: Authorities must enforce FMD rules despite farmers’ anger
It is impossible not to feel sympathy for the livestock farmers who are seeing everything they have worked for – their livelihoods – destroyed by foot and mouth disease. It is also ...
Kofinou farmer arrested for kicking veterinary officer
A livestock farmer was arrested on Friday in Kofinou for assaulting a veterinary officer.
Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou said veterinary officers arrived at a farm in Kofinou at 11am ...
Cyprus potato exports hit by Middle East tensions
Local potato farmers are feeling the effects of the war in the Middle East as shipping costs for exports surge, leaving many uncertain about how much produce they can sell ...
Farmers call for stricter measures over FMD concerns
The state should consider closing crossing points to and from the north as a “drastic measure” to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the Pancyprian grain producers’ organisation said on ...
Donkey shot dead in Rizokarpaso, left to suffer for days
An urgent appeal was issued on Tuesday by Turkish Cypriot conservationist Kemal Basat after an injured donkey died in the Karpass region days after being shot.
In his post issued ...
Avlona leader reports fresh buffer zone violation by Turkish farmers
The community leader of Avlona village reported on Thursday another violation of the buffer zone by ‘Turkish farmers’, saying he has alerted both the Cyprus foreign ministry and the United ...
Deneia farmer threatened by Turkish army, UN intervenes
A Turkish army officer allegedly threatened a farmer in Deneia on Monday afternoon, while he was tending to his field in the buffer zone.
Deneia community leader Charalambos Alexandrou said ...
Arikli to sue farmer over ongoing protest
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli announced on Friday he will sue the north’s animal producers’ and breeders’ union chairman Mustafa Naimogullari over what he described as “slander” ...
Commission proposes €574,000 in funds to support farmers in Cyprus
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €574,000 in funds, as part of a proposal for a total of €330 million for farmers across the EU impacted by adverse climatic events, high ...