#Potato farmers

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the allocation of an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of water for 2026 for irrigation purposes. “Today’s decision does not mean that the problem of water ...

Reservoirs received around 140,000 cubic metres of water in just 24 hours, with about 118,000 cubic metres flowing into Kouris reservoir alone, the Water Development Department said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Cyprus’ agricultural organisations Pek, Eka and Panagrotikos on Wednesday expressed their concern over persistent water shortages, saying that problems continued despite recent rains, potentially affecting the upcoming potato planting season. “...

Securing an adequate water supply for potato crops was discussed on Friday, with the agriculture ministry saying the issue would be taken up with the Water Development Department. In a ...

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 ...

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. Head ...

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 ...

Potato farmers are asking the state for a subsidy to cover damages they suffered in 2025 from heatwaves, frost and drought, while also requesting additional water to irrigate their crops at ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Thursday she had given instructions for immediate compensation to potato producers in the Famagusta region who had suffered immense damage from last week’s ...

More than 40 per cent of potato crops in the Famagusta area were damaged by the bad weather, the head of the potato producer’s association Andreas Karyos said on Wednesday. ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver Potato and grain farmers began to leave their positions in front of the Presidential palace on Tuesday evening, on the promise of a meeting ...

Potato farmers are threatening to protest outside the presidential palace to demand more government support to deal with increasing costs of production. The farmers have sent a letter to President ...

Potato farmers will meet on Monday evening in Liopetri to decide whether to take dynamic measures to protest against the state subsidies this year. Speaking on CyBC radio, representative Andreas ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said that the registration of the “Cypriot Red Soil Potato” as a geographical indication product with the European Union registry is currently underway. In his address ...

The government pledged on Friday to support farmers while potato growers said they were struggling to survive, listing a slew of problems including the weather and fuel costs. Agriculture Minister ...

Potato farmers in Xylofagou and Ormidia until the middle of the month to file damage complaints about the loss of their crops due to bad weather, the agriculture ministry announced ...

President Nicos Anastasiades promised potato farmers on Wednesday that the government would support them and they should be “absolutely sure of that”. The president was in Xylofagou to open a ...

Calling for a meeting with the president, potato farmers on Tuesday said they will no longer be able to carry on planting their crop because of the continued increases in ...

Following the rise in prices that has been at the centre of disputes and protests all over Cyprus in recent weeks, potato farmers said on Thursday they will also take ...