Troodos Development Company (AN.E.T.)

Troodos Development Company (AN.E.T.) is a nonprofit organization without shared capital. It was established in 2009 and the scope of work is set the proper values and synergies to develop and promote the Troodos massif. One of the working dimensions is the implementation of the LEADER AXIS within the Rural Development Funding Scheme as a Local Action Group based on a strategy formulated by bottom up approach.

All five sub regions including 68 communities and 30 private companies constitute the Company. Today it occupies 4 individuals (permanent employment): Director (1), Communication officer & EU programmes manager (1), Civil Engineer (1), Secretarial Personnel (1), while enough services are bought from outsource collaborator such as the Officer-Geologists of Troodos Geopark Visitor Centre.

The fields of action of the company are as follows:

Education for every field of interest
Organize events (regional cooperation/ traditional groups/ local products)
Promote Byzantine Cultural Heritage ‘UNESCO’
Introduce agro tourism and local gastronomy
Tourism development
Improve agricultural income (designation of origin, agribusiness, information update – service and educate producers)
Create and promote arts and crafts
Promote cooperations (cooperation and networking groups)
Study the protection and revival of the area
Promote Troodos UNESCO Global Geopark
Natural Environment
Culture and Tradition
Social Solidarity
Mountain sports
European and other funding programmes etc.

For more information:

http://www.anetroodos.org/