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PROFILE - MAIN ACTIVITIES of
AGRO FORUM LTD
(Registration No HE 206565)
AGRO FORUM LTD is an Enterprise (SME) based in Nicosia, Cyprus and is dealing with consultancies, technical support and services, research and development projects, agricultural economics, and training related to agriculture, food quality and safety, natural resources and environment. In AGRO FORUM there are more than 15 scientist’s collaborators well skilled and experienced covering the following topics:
- Advice Organizations and Institutions in the planning, implementation and analysis of policies and projects related to research and development on agriculture, natural resources and environment.
- Agricultural Economics in the fields of production economics, marketing of agricultural products and rural development.
- Design, formulation, implementation and evaluation of rural development projects.
- Participation in EU Research Projects, of the 7th Frame Work Programme on themes: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology (KBBE) and Environment.
- Participation in Projects of the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation.
- Participation in Structural, Cohesion, Interregional Cooperation and other programmes.
- Participation in Projects of EUREKA Network.
- Independent Expert Evaluators for research proposals on agriculture, natural resources, food quality and safety, rural development and environmental issues.
- Consultancy services.
- Organization of Regional and International Meetings, Conferences, Seminars and Workshops.
- Training (on-the-job training, international study tours, training courses for extension agriculturists, persons in charge of agricultural firms, technicians and farmers).
- Technical support and services to Farmers Associations, Industries and farmers.
- Promotional activities for agricultural products and
- Food safety and Quality management systems (HACCP, ISO etc).
The main disciplines of our work are:
- Plant Production systems of horticultural crops (Integrated Crop Management and Organic cultivation).
- Application of good, sustainable and environmentally friendly cultural techniques, (varieties, propagation, pruning, irrigation, fertilization, pest and disease control)in order to increase production and improve quality of crops in a sustainable way.
- Post-harvest handling and packing of agricultural crops.
- Production economics and marketing of agricultural products.
- Plant Genetic Resources and biodiversity.
- Soil and Water Management and Irrigation of agricultural crops.
- Animal Husbandry.
- Veterinary.
- Food quality and safety and (Development of HACCP and ISO 22 000).
- Forestry.
- Rural development.
- Environmental issues.
AGRO FORUM cooperates and offers services in Cyprus, EU countries and third countries.
It is stated that AGRO FORUM has extensive experience and excellent contacts with the neighboring countries of Middle East and North Africa.
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