Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products

This is a meticulous snapshot of Cypriot agriculture at a pivotal historical moment. Bevan compiles scattered official reports and local knowledge into a single authoritative volume, preserving details that would otherwise be lost to time. The book documents the island's terroir before modernization transformed it: the ancient olive groves, the carob trade that fed half of Europe, the sheep breeds adapted to the limestone hills, the particular alchemy of Cypriot sunlight and soil that produced wine praised since antiquity. Bevan draws heavily on the foundational work of Panayiotis Gennadius, tracing how farming attitudes and practices evolved through the late Ottoman and early British periods. For anyone researching Mediterranean agricultural history, studying colonial-era economic records, or simply curious about how this crossroads island sustained itself for millennia, these notes offer an indispensable primary source. The text reads as both scientific survey and love letter to the Cypriot landscape.