Today, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Mr.Kostas Kadis met with the Commissioner of the Cyprus Rural Payments Agency Mr.
The Commissioner welcomed the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment to the Agency and expressed his satisfaction for the excellent and smooth cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Commissioner welcomed the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment to the Agency and expressed his satisfaction for the excellent and smooth cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture. He added that the aim and objective is to strengthen this cooperation at all levels so that it is maintained at the highest possible level. The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Ministry and the Organization, where Mr. Kyprianou informed the Minister about the problems and anxieties received from the farmers themselves, following the recent regional meetings held in all the Districts of Cyprus. They then discussed issues related to the COP, such as head subsidies, bank financing for investment programmes, feed prices, financing for Measure 14, etc.
The meeting also discussed various problems faced by farmers due to the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and its consequences on the primary sector, with the biggest problem being the increase in production costs. The two sides mentioned that despite the difficulties encountered, very important steps have been and are being taken to support farmers and assured that support and assistance to farmers is one of the first objectives of the Government and, by extension, of the Cyprus Rural Payments Agency. They also assured the immediate and tireless efforts of all departments involved in the preparation, implementation and financing of all planned measures and that all existing possibilities are being used to address the problems that arise.
Finally, the Commissioner said that the Agency is constantly working at an intensive pace and with great zeal to ensure that all payments are made in a timely and accurate manner to the agricultural community of Cyprus.
The Minister thanked the Commissioner for the invitation and in general for the excellent cooperation between the Agency and the Ministry of Agriculture and expressed his satisfaction with the support for the actions implemented by his Ministry and the positive reaction and readiness of the Agency's staff to help.
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