New tensions in Denia over buffer-zone farmland
Denia village on Monday reported to the UN and the government the entry into the buffer zone of farmers from the north who started cultivating...
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Farmers ready to protest with tractors outside EU offices
FARMERS will park their tractors in protest outside EU offices in Cyprus if there is no solution to the issues regarding the registration of halloumi...
‘Will we eventually end up importing halloumi?’ farmers ask at protest (Updated)
Sheep and goat farmers on Friday protested outside the ministry of commerce over delays in the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin...
Moving of livestock farms put on hold after protest
The agriculture ministry on Tuesday said they would delay acting on a court order to demolish six livestock farms in Limassol following protests by local...
Angry farmers protest closure of livestock facilities in Limassol
Protesters gathered outside the Kato Polemidia town hall on Tuesday to express their anger following a court order to demolish six livestock farms. Breeders parked...
Farmers say storms wiped out one year of labour
A delegation of the agricultural ministry and the agricultural insurance organisation (OGA) visited the Statos-Ayios Photios community in the Paphos district on Tuesday, where a...
Trump vows to help farmers as China halts U.S. agricultural purchases
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to protect American farmers against China by signaling to provide further aid if needed, a day after Chinese...
Grain growers seeking arrest warrants over Deneia ‘crop-stealing’
The Pancyprian Organisation of Grain Producers (POS) has called on the government to issue arrest warrants against the Turkish Cypriot farmers they have accused of...
Young and old called on to participate in protest over ‘co-op scandal’
Pensioner and student organisations on Tuesday called on their members to take part in a huge rally planned for Wednesday evening to protest against the...
Denia community leader says farmers threatened again in buffer zone
The community leader of Denia village located in the Nicosia buffer zone said on Monday that armed Turkish soldiers threatened farmers over the weekend who had...
Early morning hail destroys crops
Hail devastated potatoes, onions and kohlrabi in the Famagusta district early on Thursday, farmers said. While torrential rain fell in the evening, hail fell from...
Kadis pledges more support for sheep and goat farmers
The ministry of agriculture will direct its efforts towards supporting sheep and goat farmers, who play a fundamental role in meeting the needs of halloumi...
Unficyp concerned over latest buffer-zone incident in Deneia (Update 2)
Unficyp said on Tuesday it was concerned over the latest incident in the buffer zone in the Deneia area after around six Greek Cypriot famers...
‘Potato crisis’ also seen in the north
Lack of rainfall and high temperatures have taken a toll on the production of potatoes in the north and subsequent shortages in supply have led...
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...
‘Activities that undermine the military status quo within the buffer zone cannot be permitted’
Maintaining the military status quo and the safety of civilians in the buffer zone continues to be Unficyp’s most important priority, a spokesperson of the...
Trump wants Pompeo to study ‘killing of farmers’ in South Africa
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to study South African “land and farm seizures” and “killing of farmers”, prompting...
Stricken farmers to receive 50% of compensation immediately
The government will reimburse fruit producers whose crops were destroyed in the recent hail storms, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday. The minister said...
Cyprus entering third year of drought
Cyprus is in its third year of drought with water in dams at the lowest levels since 2008, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday....
Paphos farmers call for district desalination unit
Farmers in the Paphos area met on Monday to discuss problems with water cuts and stressed the necessity for a desalination plant in the region....
