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29.06.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Illar Lemetti: we will also implement the general priorities of the Estonian Presidency in agriculture
„The Ministry of Rural Affairs will also implement the general priorities of the Estonian Presidency in agriculture, while focusing on the sustainability of soils, safe foods, open markets, and use of digital solutions,“ said the Secretary General of the Ministry of Rural Affairs of Estonia Illar...
09.06.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
The Presidency priorities of the Ministry of Rural Affairs include discussions on the future Common Agricultural Policy
The priorities of the Ministry of Rural Affairs during the presidency include the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), issues concerning agricultural markets and improvement of the position of agricultural producers in the food supply chain, combating antimicrobial resistance and...
24.04.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
State is to limit the spread of antibiotic resistance in animal husbandry
Tarmo Tamm, the Minister for Rural Affairs, approved the Action Plan for Reduction of Microbial Antibiotic Resistance in Veterinary Medicine 2017–2021. The action plan sets the objective to reduce the use of antibiotics in farmed animals and pets by 30 percent by 2020.
“The spread of microbial...
03.04.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Minister of Rural Affairs attends the meeting of EU ministries of agriculture and fisheries in Luxembourg
Minister of Rural Affairs Tarmo Tamm attends the meeting of the European Union Agriculture and Fisheries Council held in Luxembourg today, on 3 April.
The Council will discuss the simplification of the common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Union. More specifically, the object of...
06.03.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Minister of Rural Affairs attends the meeting of EU ministries of agriculture and fisheries
Minister of Rural Affairs Tarmo Tamm attends the meeting of the European Union Agriculture and Fisheries Council held in Brussels today, on 6 March.
The main topic to be discussed by the Council is the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Union after 2020. The document...
07.02.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Tamm: Discussions on the future of the common agricultural policy of the European Union a priority for the presidency trio
Keeping the discussions on the future of the common agricultural policy on the agenda is essential for all the presidency trio countries, said Tarmo Tamm, Minister of Rural Affairs, in the meeting of the ministers of agriculture of the presidency trio today in Tallinn.
Tarmo Tamm, Minister of...
07.02.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Ministers of agriculture of the presidency trio to discuss joint priorities in Tallinn
A meeting between Tarmo Tamm, Minister of Rural Affairs, and the ministers of agriculture of Austria and Bulgaria will take place today, on 7 February, with the aim of discussing joint presidency priorities in the field of agriculture.
Andrä Rupprechter, Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture,...
19.01.2017|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Estonia presents its best flavours at the International Green Week in Berlin
The 82nd Berlin International Green Week opens on January 19th, 2017. Estonia is one of the more than 60 countries represented at the fair with a wide range of food products.
Green Week is one of the world’s largest food fairs, held annually in Berlin, Germany. It is expected to draw more than 400...
25.08.2016|Ministry of Rural Affairs
September is dedicated to Estonian food
Estonian Food Month, celebrated in September, will feature more than 30 events and festivals dedicated to Estonian food. Last year, almost 65,000 people attended events that took place as part of Estonian Food Month.
“Estonian Food Month will open the doors to our food culture in all its...
25.01.2016|Ministry of Rural Affairs
Estonia at the Green Week 2016 in Berlin
In 2014, as the International Green Week partner country, Estonia's stand comprised 455 m2 of the exhibition area. This year, the country's stand was many times smaller, but still hosted several ministerial meetings and offered a large variety of intriguing new and traditional Estonian food...