Government opens 2 M€ notice to prevent spread of 'Xylella fastidiosa' in Portugal

Published 2021년 8월 26일

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The Portuguese Government is set to allocate two million euros to combat the spread of the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria, which has been detected in rosemary plants in Portugal. The bacteria, spread by the leafhopper insect, poses a threat to a variety of plants and crops. The funding will support investments in nurseries producing ornamental species, fruit trees, and vines, with the possibility of coverage up to 80% of the total cost, capped at 80,000 euros per beneficiary. The goal is to encourage producers to implement structures to protect against the disease.

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Source: odigital.sapo.pt/Lusa This Thursday, the Government will open a notice with a global allocation of two million euros dedicated to the prevention of the Xylella fastidiosa’ bacteria, covering investments in the production of ornamental species, fruit trees and vines. “On Thursday, August 26, the Ministry of Agriculture opens the advertisement “Prevention of Natural Disasters and Disasters”, with an allocation of two million euros, with the objective of promoting preventive action against the spread of the 'Xylella bacteria' fastidious'”, indicated, in a statement, the executive. This notice, which runs until October 26, covers investments in excess of five thousand euros in nurseries for the production of plants of ornamental species, fruit trees and vines, the most susceptible to the bacteria. The support in question can reach 80% of the total eligible cost of the investments, up to a limit of 80,000 euros per beneficiary. “The presence of the bacterium 'Xylella ...

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