Press releases
This summer, research of Latvia’s agricultural land has been started in Riga region, Zemgale and Vidzeme highland
This year, researchers of the Latvian University (LU), faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences started research of Latvia’s soil to obtain information on Latvia’s agricultural land, including peat...
Address by President of Latvia Egils Levits at national dialogue “Resilience of the Latvian Countryside for Food and Future Generations”
Ladies and gentlemen, Dear participants of the national dialogue of Latvia, It is my honour to address you here today at Latvia’s first national dialogue being held as part of the United Nations...
Official Dialogue Feedback to the United Nations Food Systems Summit in Latvia is published
This national dialogue in hybrid format, held on Wednesday, August 11, had focus on challenges and vision of the future of Rural areas and Food systems for the future generations.
The EU common objective in organic agriculture is very ambitious
Monday July 19, in Brussels, Dace Lucaua, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) participated in the EU Council meeting of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries, chaired for the...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister: Adequate funding is necessary for EU objectives in agricultural, food, innovations and nature management areas
On June 13 – 15, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister, participated in an informal Council meeting of the EU Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries in Lisbon, Portugal, where Member States discussed the...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister: EU Common Agricultural Policy reform must not impair competitiveness of Latvian farmers
On May 26 and 27, at the meeting of the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries (CMAF), Ministers of Member States discussed the reform of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
K. Gerhards, the Minister: condition for climate measures of the EU Common Agricultural Policy must be well-weighed and acceptable for all the Member States, the Baltic States included
Friday, April 30, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture had an online meeting with the new Ministers for Agriculture of the Baltic States - Urmas Kruuse, Estonian Minister of Rural Affairs...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister: interests and competitiveness of the EU farmers must be more protected in trade with third countries
On Monday, April 26, at a videoconference of the informal Council of EU Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries (CMAF) the Ministers of the EU Member States discussed the EU international trade and...
The Ministry of Agriculture: EU Member States must be able to decide themselves on the development of their agriculture rather than the European Commission centrally
On March 22 and 23, a meeting of the EU Council of Minsters for Agriculture and Fisheries (CMAF) was held, where Member States carried out intense discussions on topical legislative conditions of the...
The new soil research project will allow a wiser use of agricultural land
In February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with partners started implementation of the project of the Norwegian financial instrument “Enhancement of sustainable land soil resource...
In the course of difficult negotiations, Latvia achieves better fishing opportunities for several stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2021 than offered initially
After long discussions, at the meeting of branch experts within the cooperation platform of the Baltic Sea States (BALTFISH) on Sunday, October 18 and at the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries...
Baltic and Visegrad Group of States, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia, in their joint declaration, request commensurability of the EU environment and climate objectives with the funding for agriculture
Monday September 28, Ministers for Agriculture of Baltic and Visegrad Group of States* as well as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia, at the meeting on the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
