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Tsiaras: Bipartisan dialogue necessary for the development of a national agricultural strategy

The Rural Development Minister admitted that farmers and livestock farmers are under pressure from high production costs, fluctuations in international prices, extreme weather events and animal diseases

New €12.2 million package of payments from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Compensations to farmers and Regions

Tsiaras: We continue to support farmers affected by smallpox

Smallpox in sheep and goats: ‘Possible vaccination is an existential risk for feta’ say officials of the Ministry of Rural Development

"Vaccination is not a solution; it is a trap. Greece must not sacrifice its feta cheese and its livestock in a dubious experiment. ", say officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Hatzidakis informed the EU Commissioner for Agriculture on the absorption of OPEKEPE by ADDE

The government's will is to proceed with the transition from OPEKEPE to ADRE with speed and reliability, without hindering the payment of aid to farmers in the meantime

Mitsotakis announced the extension of the affordable rural electricity program – Subsidies will only be granted to eligible recipients

The practices of multinational corporations that create issues in the pesticide market will not be tolerated, said the Prime Minister - Modernization of ELGA and OPEKEPE is necessary