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The Profile of the Graduate of the Department of Agriculture
The Programme of Studies of the Department of Agriculture is of 5 years duration and leads to the award of a Bachelor of Agriculture degree.
Upon completion of their studies, and registration with the Chamber of Agriculture, graduates of the Department of Agriculture are eligible for employment:
- as consultants in the production process of safe and quality products,
- as designers of farm improvement plans and farm actions,
- as contractors for public works (greenery, hydraulic works, etc.)
- as executives in companies marketing agricultural supplies, agricultural machinery and equipment,
- as owners or managers of shops selling agricultural supplies (plant protection products, fertilisers, fertilisers, propagating material, etc.),
- as owners or managers of companies producing propagating material (nurseries for horticultural and ornamental plants and seed companies),
- as managers in agricultural cooperatives (farm management - production organisation),
- as managers in agricultural marketing companies (packing plants, standardisation plants, agricultural industries),
- as managers in companies in the agricultural supply chain (agricultural warehouses, logistics companies),
- as consultants to producer groups,
- companies carrying out experiments to evaluate plant protection products and propagating material (GEP - Good Efficacy Practices),
- agricultural product certification bodies (Integrated Management, Organic Agriculture) and
- in research institutions.
They can also work public bodies:
Public Services (Ministry of Rural Development and Food, the Single Food Control Agency, the Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organisation, the Payment and Control Agency for Community Aid for Guidance and Guarantee),
- Research centres (National Agricultural Research Foundation, Benakio Plant Pathology Institute, etc.),
- Public utilities,
- Local Authorities (Municipalities, Regions, Development Companies, etc.),
- Local Improvement Agencies
- Banking Institutions,
- Education (Secondary Schools, Public and Private I.E.C. and Vocational Training Centres)