% AND ITS DENSITY IS STILL LOW ( 49 PER KM2 ) .
OF THE PREFECTURE'S AREA , 15,1 % IS MOUNTAIN , 38,1 % HILL AND 46,8 % LOWLAND AND SHORELAND , MUCH AFFECTED BY SPECIAL HANDICAPS ( FRONTIER REGION ) .
SOME 39 % OF THE LAND AREA OF LESBOS ITSELF IS CULTIVATED AND , OF THIS AREA , SOME 70 % IS ACCOUNTED FOR BY TREE CROPS , MAINLY OLIVES , WHICH ARE THE MAIN FACTOR IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL ECONOMY OF THE ISLAND .
SHEEP AND GOAT FARMING ALSO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY . THE AVERAGE SIZE OF HOLDING IS 3 HA AND HARDLY 8 % OF THE ISLAND'S CULTIVATED LAND IS IRRIGATED .
AGRICULTURE AND FISHING EMPLOY 58 % OF THE WORKFORCE ( AS AGAINST 18 % IN THE SECONDARY SECTOR AND 24 % IN THE TERTIARY ) BUT THE PRIMARY SECTOR PROVIDES ONLY 25 % OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ( SECONDARY SECTOR 20 % , TERTIARY SECTOR 55 % ) .
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN AN INLAND PART OF THE ISLAND , TO THE SOUTH OF THE ROAD FROM MITILINI TO KALONI ( EPARCHY OF PLOMARI AND A PART OF THE EPARCHY OF MITILINI , BETWEEN THE GULFS OF YERA AND KALONI ) .
4 . OPERATIONS
IN THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1983 TO DECEMBER 1985 , THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT :
( A ) AGRICULTURE :
- IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF OLIVE FARMING , THROUGH RESTRUCTURING OF OLIVE GROVES AND PURCHASE OF OLIVE HARVESTING EQUIPMENT ,
- IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL INFRASTRUCTURES , MAINLY RURAL ROADS ,
- PROCESSING/MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCE ( OLIVE OIL ) ,
- HEALTH PROTECTION FOR SHEEP AND GOAT FLOCKS AND RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST ADVISERS ,
- RADIATION DETECTORS FOR EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES ;
( B ) FISHERIES :
- STUDY OF THE RESOURCES OF THE SPECIES CHLAMYS ( SCALLOPS ) AND STUDY OF THE TECHNIQUE OF GATHERING SPAWN ;
( C ) SECONDARY SECTOR :
- SECTORAL STUDY ,
- SECTORAL ANALYSES ,
- COMMON SERVICES ,
- INVESTMENT AIDS ;
( D ) TOURISM :
- PROJECTION , ADVERTISING AND COORDINATED MANAGEMENT OF TOURIST FACILITIES ,
- TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE ,
- RESTORATION OF TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS ;
( E ) INFRASTRUCTURE :
- COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURES .
5 . TIMETABLE
FROM DECEMBER 1983 TO DECEMBER 1985 .
6 . AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE
- FOR COORDINATION :
THE MINISTRY FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY ,
- FOR IMPLEMENTATION :
THE PREFECTURAL AUTHORITIES OF LESBOS , MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE , THE EOT ( GREEK TOURIST ORGANIZATION ) AND EOMMEKH ( GREEK ORGANIZATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS ) .
7 . ESTIMATE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENTS SCHEDULE
FINANCING ESTIMATES : SEE FOLLOWING TABLE ( 1 ) .
( 1 ) THE EXISTING INSTRUMENTS ARE THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND , THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND AND THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND .
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