Potato farmers warn of persistent water shortages

Potato farmers warn of persistent water shortages

Cyprus’ agricultural organisations Pek, Eka and Panagrotikos on Wednesday expressed their concern over persistent water shortages, saying that problems continued despite recent rains, potentially affecting the upcoming potato planting season. “Instead of irrigating right now, we are conserving water, whether that would come from government or irrigation projects or from our boreholes,” said Pek president […]

Water concerns grow ahead of potato planting in Cyprus

Cyprus' agricultural organisations Pek, Eka, and Panagrotikos have raised concerns over persistent water shortages ahead of the winter potato planting season, despite recent rainfall. Pek president Christos Papapetrou said farmers were conserving water from government and irrigation projects, as well as…