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P. G. Gennadios, in his 1895-1896 report ‘On Agriculture in Cyprus’ states: "The main products of Cyprus are those of viticulture, cereals, carobs and those of sericulture. These four products, despite all the depreciation they have suffered in recent years, still account for three quarters of the island's entire export trade...'. Cotton and flax, are added to these, the yarn of which was used in the textile industry and in handicrafts in general (Ionas 2001, 22).
Ionas I. (2001), Τα παραδοσιακά επαγγέλματα της Κύπρου, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, XXVII, Nicosia.
Tonia Ioakim, Argyro Xenophontos
Foods
Cereals and bread in the 18th century.
"On food", a report by Archim. Kyprianos (1788) in his book "Ιστορία Χρονολογική της Νήσου Κύπρου" (Chronological History of the Island of Cyprus) on the types of cereals that were cultivated and…
Foods
Cereals, production and import in the 19th century
Demand and prices of wheat, barley and rice in 1884.
Foods
Foodstuff paid as tax (dekati)
Dekáti (decatía) was the payment to the authorities of one tenth of all the produce that a farmer produced in a year. Such products were wheat, barley, grapes, olives, sesame, tobacco, cotton, silk,…
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Sitarin - wheat
The harvesting process was carried out in the month of June with the use of a sickle.
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Sitos - wheat
In the 10th century, Syrian merchants used to visit Cyprus to purchase wheat and other products.
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S̆iros, shiros
Every part of the animal, even the theoretically useless parts, such as the ears, the intestines and the feet were important and useful.
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Terats̆iá, teráts̆ia - carob tree and carobs
Early on, the inhabitants of the island exploited carobs by exporting them to neighbouring countries.