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It is with great pleasure that I attend today's event for the celebration of the International Xynisteri Day and I welcome the initiative developed by the Pancyprian Winegrowers' Association for the further rise and strengthening of the image of the white Cypriot indigenous variety Xynisteri, through the establishment of the International Day every 15th of May.
This event further strengthens the wine sector of Cyprus, since it acts cumulatively with the already established International Day for the red Cypriot native variety Maratheytiko, every 1 December, an initiative developed by the Oenophile Group OinoArt.
In addition, Xynisteri, as the second largest variety of the Cypriot vineyard with about 2.160 hectares registered in the Vineyard Register of the Department of Agriculture, has established itself, is growing in quality, acquires prestige and plays an important and multifaceted role in wine events, especially in terms of its participation in the production of wines with protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indication (PGI).), in the production of varietal wines, in the production of Coumandaria, in the distillation of Zivania, in the preparation of traditional dishes such as palouse and soutzioukos or even for its consumption as fresh fruit on the market.
In general, I am in a position to know that the modern wines of Cyprus are on an excellent quality path and can stand their ground internationally. In particular, the so-called "Cyprus ambassador wines" from the indigenous varieties Xynisteri and Maratheytiko, the great Kumandaria and other branded wines of Cypriot production are different, special, unique and at the same time historic. In this spirit and in the context of the implementation of Cyprus' Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 programming period, the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment manages an excellent support tool for the wine sector, the National Support Programme for the Wine Sector (NSP) 2019-2023.
The interventions of the National Support Programme are not just of a financial nature, but incorporate the philosophy and strategy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment for the wine sector, which is based on developing competitiveness, environmental sustainability, tackling climate change, promoting biodiversity and food security. Through the current National Support Programme, a total of more than €22 million is expected to be made available to vine growers and winemakers from net European funds until its completion on 15 October 2023.
The same total amount is expected to be fully disbursed in the new programming period of the Common Agricultural Policy until the year 2027, in very important financial support interventions such as the restructuring and conversion of vineyards with varieties that enjoy greater acceptance in the wine market, the construction and repair of traditional dry-stone walls within vineyards installed on slopes, various modernisation and visitor attraction investments in wineries and the promotion of wines in third countries.
Here I should stress that more effort needs to be made by our winemakers in order to successfully implement the very important intervention of promoting wines in third countries, which is planned to be launched in the second half of 2023, in order to use the available funds to communicate our strengths as a historical country of viticulture and wine production.
With these few thoughts, I again congratulate the Pancyprian Winegrowers Association for the initiative to establish an International Day for "Xynisteri", as well as the Cyprus Wineries Association for all the efforts and initiatives it is developing, seeking the continuous progress of the country's wine sector.
Thank you.
(MΓ)
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