Summary of newsmakers from the previous days 30.9.-1.10. 2005

Invitation appeal of the Ministry of Environment CR for making an application for a grant of support in frame of the program LIFE III of a financial tool of the European Union to secure requirements in area of conservation of nature

Applications for support are possible to make till 30.9.2005 for the pillar LIFE Nature; till 30.10.2005 for the pillar LIFE Environment; by means of a mail room of the Ministry of Environment CR (MŽP ČR) or directly on offices in the department of EU programs, the division of integrated financing of MŽP ČR.

Admission of strategic partner will decide on fate of a dairy works

Krkonošské sýrárny a.s. Jičín are a part of holding Promil as well as the dairy works in Bydžov for which farmers broke milk supplies on Friday, for which they had not got money already for two month. The plant in Bydžov owes them tens of millions of crown. At present negotiations continue on the concern future.

Food checks are supposed to be stiffen up

It is not dealt with any specific campaign of inspection bodies against trade chains despite more often published information about aberrancy of checked sellers. It was stated at today's press conference concerning finding out of aberrancies in a network of shops Ahold by the central director of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection (SZPI) Jakub Šebesta and the Minister of Agriculture Petr Zgarba.

Purchase of apples from fruit-growers will pay off to people

They will obtain quality and fresh strawberries without in-process storing; a purchase directly from a producer is also cheaper. The week in Želkovice on a boundary line between Louny and Litoměřice region is full of life. People aims there to buy apples, vegetable and other agricultural products. A purchase directly from a fruit-grower is preferable than in shops. To a common offer of apples for winter storing growers added in last years also poppy seeds, caraway and onion. Also musts and fruit wines are in great demand.