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THE INSTITUTE
The Agricultural Research Institute (ARI - see organizational chart) is a Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, of the Republic of Cyprus. The ARI was founded in 1962, after the independence of Cyprus, in cooperation with the Special Development Fund of the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture and became the property of the Government of Cyprus in 1967.

VISION
The vision of the Agricultural Research Institute is to be a model center of knowledge and innovation, and lead Cyprus to a better future by strengthening rural development, improving the quality of life, and ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

22/08/2024MDPI Agronomy Special Issue “Smart Farming Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture” - 2nd Edition.

05/08/2024The Agricultural Research Institute is conducting an opinion survey “Consumer behavior towards the purchase of a wine with a digital label”.

05/08/2024A new important article in the framework of the European project ECONUTRI was published by ARI (Dr. Damianos Neocleous) in collaboration with the Agricultural University of Athens in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science, section Plant Nutrition. The work concerns better management of resources (water and nutrients) in greenhouses, taking into account the increasing shortage of good quality water and environmental pollution caused by unused chemicals in intensive production systems.

23/07/2024Wildfire Effects on the Soil Respiration and Bacterial Microbiota Composition in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems.

11/06/2024Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture (Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2024).

MISSION
The Agricultural Research Institute conducts research aiming to create and transfer knowledge for the development of the primary sector and to solve problems at the farmer’s level. The research results are transferred to stakeholders through modern educational programs and dissemination tools. Its research activity strengthens rural development and contributes to the adoption of a sustainable rural policy and innovation offer.

PROGRAMS

TraCEREAL LIFE AgrOassis

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