The Cyprus Agricultural Research System

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The Cyprus Agricultural Research System

• G. Adamides and M. Markou
• Agricultural Research Officers ARI
• Nicosia - Cyprus

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About Cyprus

• 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).

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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/d
  a
• 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/ind
  ex_gr?OpenDocument

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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)

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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.

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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

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Applied research and extension

• The Agricultural Research Institute
  http//www.ari.gov.cy
• The Department of Agriculture http//www.moa.gov.
  cy/da

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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

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Thank you for your attention!