Press releases
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, asks the European Commission to provide support for Latvian pig sector in critical situation
Monday January 17, 2022, in Brussels. Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, while meeting Janusz Wojciechowski, the Commissioner for Agriculture of the European Commission, repeatedly...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, in Brussels, will meet Janusz Wojciechowski, the Commissioner for Agriculture of the European Commission
Monday January 22, 2022, in Brussels, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, will meet Janusz Wojciechowski, the Commissioner for Agriculture of the European Commission who will also...
In times of crisis, EU must be able to coordinate food supply issues more effectively
On December 13 and 14, at the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries, the EU Member States discussed the Communication from the European Commission on Contingency plan for ensuring...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister: we are calling on the European Commission to introduce urgently the necessary and extraordinary market support and financial support measures
On Monday November 15, in Brussels, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, participated in the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries, where the Ministers discussed the...
Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister, signs in Brussels, the declaration of the Ministers for Agriculture in support to BIOEAST initiative
On Monday November 15, in Brussels, Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture, participated in signing of the declaration, honoring the fifth anniversary of BIOEAST initiative.
Latvia will deposit 153 seed samples of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
On October 26, 153 seed samples of Latvian origin (varieties developed in Latvia) will be deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located in Norway, thereby strengthening the conservation of...
Future agriculture needs data-based research and environmentally friendly farming
On September 24, opening of the international conference, dedicated to the project “Enhancement of sustainable land soil resource management in agriculture” of the Norwegian financial instrument,...
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...
