Alqueva: Water used for irrigation without authorization in “6.500 hectares”.
The associations Zero and Almargem refer in a statement that “an area larger than the size of the city of Porto, essentially in the municipalities [Alentejanos] Beja, Évora and Serpa, is using public waters from the Alqueva dam without authorization, in many cases for several years now”.
Agriculture: Minister opens today presentation session of the “Sustainable Alqueva†program.
The presentation session will take place today, by 14:30, in the auditorium of edia, in Beja, and will be attended by the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Maria do Céu Antunes.
Alqueva: Water, soil and climate 43,61% of dried fruit production in Portugal.
Nut production in Portugal is increasingly dependent on the irrigation perimeter of Alqueva and in 2021 it's already worth it 21.473 tons of 49.234 produced in our country, what does it mean 43,61% of the total production of almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts.
Alqueva: Inflation value indexed to the new water price.
The price of water in Alqueva will only increase according to the inflation rate. The guarantee is from Rui Garrido, President of the Federation of Associations of Farmers of Baixo Alentejo (Faabu), sure this is a “great news for watering holes”, as, over the table, there was a rise in tariffs greater than 80%, bail.
Ovibeja: Reflection of major current issues and diversity of events.
In the 39th Ovibeja that will take place in 27 from April to 1 May, there are many topics under debate in the three auditoriums available for this purpose: ACOS Auditorium, Expobeja Auditorium and NERBE Auditorium.