Cyprus Network
The NSU is established within the Ministry of Agriculture, directly linked to the Agricultural Extension Sector. The Cyprus Rural Network brings together organisations and organised groups of stakeholders who are active in rural development in Cyprus.
Through its Action Plan, the Cyprus Rural Network contributes to knowledge exchange, promotes innovation, improves quality of life in rural areas, improves the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan, etc.
Contacts
Country
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Efi Charalambous Snow
General, NSU Management, Communication, LEADER/CLLD, Innovation/EIP & Social farming, NRN self-assessment/ evaluation
Flourentzos Papanikolas
NSU Management
Eleni Mytilineou
LEADER/CLLD
Kyriaki Petrou
Innovation/EIP
Objectives
- Networking between organisations with an interest in rural development
- Promoting innovation
- Improving efficiency in the implementation of the Strategic Plan
- Supporting the Agricultural and Knowledge Innovation System (AKIS) systems
- Tackling the effects of climate change and protecting the environment
- LEADER (Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Économie Rurale), local development and improving the quality of life of rural residents
Membership
Who can join?
Organised groups of stakeholders and organisations who are related to rural development in Cyprus.
How to get involved?
Stakeholders can subscribe to become a member of the Network and participate in meetings, in online Thematic Groups, and in the electoral processes for appointing the members of the Coordination Committee. The members of the Network can also participate in the implementation of actions and activities of the Network, as well as its Action Plan.
Governance
The Coordination Committee is the decision-making body of the Network which approves the members and the Action Plan.
Additional Information
Thematic focus of NN
- AKIS
- Climate and Climate Change
- Education
- LEADER
- Sustainability