Presenting the decisions, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis said that exceptional support for beekeepers with 390,000 euros was decided due to the bad winter that affected pollen production and the serious decrease in honey production. He noted that an amount of 340.00 euros is given annually to support this sector.
The Cabinet also implemented one of the President's commitments to the farmers of western Nicosia, Kadis said, saying that a plan to support them 0.5 million euros for the extraction of water from high depths was approved. The ministry's investment plan for the installation of photovoltaic panels for pumping water from high depths is also in force, he continued.
At today's Cabinet meeting, the Agriculture Minister said, the provision of assistance 0.5 million euros to young, stranded and resettled farmers to invest and operate in the occupied territories was also approved.
[/P][P KADIS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAD APPROVED A PROPOSAL BY THE LABOUR MINISTRY TO extend the period during which it pays social security and other related living expenses of employees of employers affected by the great fire in mountainous Larnaca and mountainous Limassol. An amount in excess of 500.000 and with this extension another approximately 650,000 euros will be given to the affected people to cover social security and other related expenses.[/P]The Cabinet, he continued, was informed today about the preparation of proposals by the Ministry of Agriculture to support livestock farmers due to the situation in which they have found themselves as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the next possible Council of Ministers, he said, decisions on specific measures will be taken after consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
Kostas Kadis also said that the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture for the operational programme for sea - fisheries - aquaculture 2021 - 2027 and the multiannual national strategic plan for aquaculture 2021 - 2030 had been approved[/B]. "This is the main tool to support the aquaculture and fisheries sector in the coming years, with a total budget of €55 million." 70%, he explained, comes from European funds and 30% from the Republic of Cyprus.
He noted that the programme promotes sustainable fisheries, sustainable aquaculture, blue growth and sustainable management of the marine environment. The programme will be forwarded to the European Commission for final approval, he said, and will be presented at a press conference in the near future.
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