Government: Agriculture news in Portugal

Government invests 4.5 million in Hydro-agricultural Development

Public tender provides for the construction of a pumping station in the locality of the Campo Maior municipality. Irrigation assumes “decisive importance” for the area's agricultural activity, the Ministry indicates.

Swiss firm Hagel to provide insurance for Madeira bananas

The Swiss insurer Hagel, which recently entered the Portuguese market, has won the public tender to provide crop insurance for 2,750 Madeiran farmers who collectively produce over 22,000 tonnes of Madeira bananas annually. The contract was awarded for approximately 669,000 euros, below the base price of 713,000 euros set by the authorities.

12 million for Douro winegrowers without buyers

The allocated amount will be calculated by comparing the production declared in 2026 with the average production of each winegrower over the previous five seasons. Grape distribution problems have worsened this year.

12 million euro support for the Douro region to be paid based on the quantity of unharvested grapes

The extraordinary support of 12 million euros will be paid directly by the Douro and Port Wine Institute (IVDP) to Douro winegrowers, based on the quantity of grapes left unharvested during this vintage.

Douro receives 12 million euro support for unsold grapes

The extraordinary support of 12 million euros will be paid directly by the Douro and Port Wine Institute (IVDP) to Douro winegrowers, based on the quantity of grapes left unharvested during this vintage. In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture and Sea explains some of the rules for the allocation of this exceptional support and adds...

Portugal wants EU cash to pay for firefighting goats

As budget negotiations intensify, capitals are reaching for a new argument to keep money in the farming pot: climate change.

Iberian wolf: Shepherds with losses must be compensated

The Government's decision will accelerate and simplify administrative and financial procedures for assessing losses, with payments expected to take place by the end of the following month.

Fruit and vegetable producers have 15 more days to submit operational programmes

Fruit and vegetable producers now have until 30 September to submit their operational programmes and amendment requests, a deadline that previously ended on 15 September. The change was approved by the Government to ease the bureaucratic workload of Producer Organisations (POs) during the...

Protest by Portuguese winegrowers sees low turnout

The national demonstration in defence of grapes and wine was planned for dozens of locations across the country, but had little impact.

Farmers call for Douro winegrowers’ support to be taken nationwide

Government extends extraordinary agricultural diesel subsidies until the end of the year

The announcement was made during the review of the Council of Ministers meeting held this Wednesday in Bragança.

Government creates exceptional application period for vineyard conversion

The Government will make five million euros available to support the restructuring and conversion of vineyards affected by the series of storms that hit the country between late January and mid-February. The funds will be made available through an exceptional application period for the VITIS scheme, intended for winegrowers who can provide proof...

Farmers' Confederation demands support for all wine regions

The Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP) believes that the support announced for the wine sector in the Douro region should be extended to all other producing regions, advocating for a structural and nationwide response to the crisis affecting the sector. “Solidarity with the Douro is unequivocal. We welcome the measures announced by the Government. What the...”

14:00 Montenegro confirms extraordinary support for agricultural diesel until the end of the year

Prime Minister Montenegro announces the extension of financial aid for agricultural fuel costs through December.

Montenegro: “Balanced public accounts are not valuable in themselves, but they have great value for people's lives”

At the end of the Council of Ministers meeting in Bragança, the Prime Minister confirmed the extension of the extraordinary support for agricultural diesel until December 31st.

Government extends extraordinary agricultural diesel subsidies until the end of the year

The announcement was made during the review of the Council of Ministers meeting held this Wednesday in Bragança.

12 million for Douro winegrowers in difficulty

The Government intends to provide exceptional income support to winegrowers struggling to sell their grapes. The measure was approved on Friday by the Council of Ministers.

"Nauseating smell" and "clouds of flies": sludge in fields leads Government to demand answers

Mayors of Castro Verde and Aljustrel denounce the impacts of using sludge on agricultural land

CAP considers agricultural diesel support falls short of expectations

The extension until the end of the year of the 10-cent-per-litre discount on agricultural diesel, which the government will announce this Wednesday in Bragança, falls far short of the sector's expectations.

09:00 Government to announce 28 million for agriculture and fisheries

The government is set to unveil a 28 million euro funding package aimed at supporting the agricultural and fishing sectors.

07:00 Government extends agricultural diesel subsidies until the end of the year

The government has decided to maintain financial support for agricultural diesel through to the end of the year.

Government extends agricultural diesel subsidies until the end of the year. Measure will cost 15 million

The Government will approve a set of measures this Wednesday at the Council of Ministers to curb the rise in fuel prices.

Portugal aims to curb rising food prices

Commission approves €30 million Portuguese state aid for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture companies

EU Reporter9 Sept

Government approves extension of support for agricultural diesel and fishermen today

Estimated expenditure of 15 million euros.

Council of Ministers focuses on agriculture and fisheries

One day after the motion of no confidence was rejected, the Council of Ministers meets this Wednesday in Bragança, with a focus on subsidies for agricultural diesel and aid for the fishing sector.

PS promotes urgent debate on agriculture in the Azores

The Socialist parliamentary leader stresses that difficulties have worsened for both farmers and fishermen, and that “it cannot be normalised that producing in the Azores is more expensive.”

Farmers unimpressed by government’s subsidy for agricultural diesel

Farmers are more than unimpressed by the government’s promise of a subsidy for agricultural diesel. With the PS Socialists’ mantra that the government is making money from constant fuel price The post Farmers unimpressed by government’s subsidy for agricultural diesel appeared first on Portugal Resident.