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Pancyprian Union of Agriculturists (P.U.A.)
Pancyprian Union of Agriculturists (P.U.A.) was
established in 1959, with the aim, according to its statutes, to
safeguard and promote the interests of its members, as well as to
contribute to the agricultural development of Cyprus, through:
- The
application and distribution of the agronomic knowledge and the
promotion of agricultural research
- The
active participation of Agriculturists in the economic, cultural
and social life of Cyprus.
- The
legal consolidation of the profession of Agriculturist.
- The
promotion and solution of its members’ problems and the
defending of their rights, as well as the improvement of their
status and the conditions of their work.
- The
continuous education and training of its members.
- The
publication of its own newsletter and of relevant scientific and
informative material.
Registration
in P.U.A is voluntary and members may become all agriculturists,
either Cypriots or citizens of EU Member States, holders of a university
degree in agricultural Science, provided they are registered in
the Agriculturists Register, according to the Law N.32/1987. This
Law regulates the Agriculturist’s profession and prohibits
the exercise of it by non registered persons. Responsible for the
examination of the qualifications and the registration of Agriculturists,
who fulfill the requirements provided by the above Law, is the Registration
Council.
The organizational
structure of P.U.A. is constituted by four 5member Provincial Committees
and by a 9member Central Board, which governs P.U.A.
Every two years
the members of P.U.A. in each Province, who pay their annual €20
fee, assemble to elect their 5 member’s Committee, as well
as the General Representatives, whom their number is proportional
to their member’s number.
The General
Representatives assemble once a year to determine the policy that
will be followed by the Board until the next Assembly and every
two years to elect 5 members for the Central Board. The other four
members of the Board are ex officio the Chairmen of the Provincial
Committees.
P.U.A. participates
in various Councils and Institutions, which are activated in the
agricultural sector. Also is invited and expresses its opinion in
Parliamentary Committees, when subjects of agricultural interest
are discussed. Furthermore it submits proposals to the Ministry
of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, as well as to
other Authorities, regarding Agricultural Policy, Environment, Agricultural
Education and other relative subjects.
For the continuous
education of its members, as well as for the diffusion of agronomic
knowledge to farmers, P.U.A. organizes frequently seminars and workshops,
as well as educational visits and excursions, both in Cyprus and
abroad.
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