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The Cyprus Agricultural Research System

The Cyprus Agricultural Research System. G. Adamides and M. Markou Agricultural Research Officers – ARI Nicosia - Cyprus.

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The Cyprus Agricultural Research System

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  1. The Cyprus Agricultural Research System G. Adamides and M. Markou Agricultural Research Officers – ARI Nicosia - Cyprus

  2. Cyprus is situated in the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, 33° east and 35° north of the Equator, 75km south of Turkey, 105km west of Syria, 380km north of Egypt and 380km east of Rhodes (Greece). About Cyprus ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  3. Agricultural Research System in the Public sector (1/2) • The national agricultural research system is mainly under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment (MANRE). One of its departments, namely the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), is the only Cyprus institution engaged exclusively in agricultural research, covering the wider domain of crop and animal production. Other departments of the MANRE are also engaged, to some extent, in research in their respective domains: • Agricultural Research Institute: http://www.ari.gov.cy • The Department of Fisheries and Marine Research: http://www.moa.gov.cy/da • The Department of Geological Survey: http://www.moa.gov.cy/da • The Department of Agriculture: http://www.moa.gov.cy/da • The Department of Forests: http://www.moa.gov.cy/da • The Department of Veterinary Services: http://www.moa.gov.cy/da • The Water Development Department: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.nsf/index_gr/index_gr?OpenDocument ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  4. Agricultural Research System in the Public sector (2/2) • The Ministry of Education is also engaged in agricultural research, mainly through the Cyprus University of Technology (http://www.ucy.ac.cy). Two departments are relevant to agricultural research: • Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science • Department of Environmental Management • Private, Non-Profit Institutions, funded partly by the state: • The Cyprus Institute. (http://www.cyi.ac.cy) It maintains Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  5. Institutes devoted to agricultural research • The only institution devoted to agricultural research is the Agricultural Research Institute: http://www.ari.gov.cy. Its activities cover all areas of plant and animal production, agricultural economics and environmental aspects related to agriculture. • Public or private universities, or Non Profit Institutions are engaged partly in agricultural research. ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  6. Academic institutions • The University of Cyprus: http://www.ucy.ac.cy • The Cyprus Technological University: http://www.tucy.ac.cy/ • Private Universities • European University of Cyprus: www.euc.ac.cy • Frederic University: www.frederick.ac.cy • Nicosia University: www.unic.ac.cy ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  7. Applied research and extension • The Agricultural Research Institute: http://www.ari.gov.cy • The Department of Agriculture: http://www.moa.gov.cy/da ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  8. Funding Agencies • At a strategic level: Planning Bureau. http://www.planning.gov.cy/ • Competitive calls at national level: Research Promotion Foundation. http://www.research.org.cy • Ministerial level: • Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment: http://www.moa.gov.cy • Ministry of Education • Execution (departmental) level: • Departments of the MANRE involved in agricultural research • Cyprus University of Technology and other public or private Universities • Cyprus Institute and other Non-Profit Institutions ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

  9. Thank you for your attention! ARIMNet Project - Agricultural Research in Cyprus

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