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
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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.
Farmers call for halt to potatoes from the north
Farmers called on Friday for a stop to the transport of potatoes from the north as tonnes of their own produce was being left unsold.
Three arrested for allegedly selling illegal insecticide
Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested two women and a man in the Paphos district for being allegedly in possession of illegal plant protection products. The
Farmers want commemoration day for 1426 serf rebellion
THE Farmers Union (Eka) on Thursday urged President Nicos Anastasiades to make May 12 an annual commemoration of the struggles of Cypriot serfs and of their
Farmers call to use forks to resist monopolies
The Cyprus Farmers Union (Eka) is in the process of creating a Cyprus seed bank to resist big corperations who have a monopoly over many
Millions in compensation approved for farmers
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis announced on Wednesday that more than €18m was given as compensation to farmers for damage their crops suffered from last year’s
Our View: Farmers’ demands unreasonable, but maybe not so absurd
FARMERS in their tractors blocked streets in central Nicosia on Tuesday in order to push their demand that the shares of Co-operative Central Bank (CCB),
Farmers oppose closure of agricultural insurance body
The Agriculture Insurance Organisation (OGA) is the backbone of the island’s farmers and should be modernised, not closed down, the general secretary of the Cyprus Farmers Union (EKA),
