Agriculture

The price of agricultural produce in Portugal will continue to rise even if inflation stops according to the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CAP). The confederation’s president Eduardo [...]

With inflation pushing up the average supermarket shop to 15% since the pandemic, one innovative and sustainable startup – Raiz – has a sustainable answer: vertical farming. Text: Chris Graeme [...]

Shaping Up-Making a difference in the Algarve In light of the European Commission’s recent political agreement reached through the European Parliament and Council, the new Common Agricultural [...]

A combination of extreme drought and the heat wave could seriously affect wine production in Portugal. In the Upper Douro grapes are already showing signs of stress because of a lack of water and [...]

The Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture says it will double the national production of cereals from 18% to 38% to offset dependence on supplies from Ukraine and Russia. The minster Maria do Céu [...]

The old English expression used when conflating one issue with another that isn’t relevant “what’s the price of eggs got to do with it” has just taken on a whole new meaning. One of Portugal’s [...]

A Norwegian group is to invest €80 million in the port town of Sines, near Setúbal on a fish nursery to raise Norwegian cod and salmon. The project involves the setting up of two fish farms on a [...]

A Portuguese winery in the Alentejo region of the country has tried something it believes might be a first…in Portugal at least. Casa Relvas, based at São Miguel de Machede, in Redondo, a family [...]

Portuguese bank Millennium bcp has signed two agreements, one with the Portuguese Industrial Association (AIP) and the other with the Portuguese Farmers Confederation (CAP) which will provide the [...]

The National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV) produces results-based solutions to diseases that affect farmers and foresters, working hand-in-glove with them on the ground. [...]