Funded in the framework of the bilateral Neighbourhood Programme managed by the EU Delegation in Tunisia, the DEVLOK project implemented in Tunisia is aimed at implementing a participatory and inclusive approach to strengthen the maritime, agricultural and rural economy of the Kerkennah Islands, based on the promotion of local resources. The project focuses on an…

 “Strategies towards more sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean Region: Mediterranean Diet as a Lever for Bridging Consumption and Production, in a Sustainable and Healthy Way” The CIHEAM Bari organised 2nd World Conference “Strategies towards more sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean Region: Mediterranean Diet as a Lever for Bridging Consumption and Production, in a…

Olio del Libano III, Stenghtening and Enhancing the Olive Oil Chain in Lebanon The project aims to promote new and better forms of organisations among stakeholders, to protect and inform consumers, by providing them with tools to prevent fraud, to support producers, but also to empower young people and women members of associations and collective…

The IEDS WEE project is an international development cooperation initiative to improve women economic empowerment in Egypt, financed by the II Phase of the Italian Egyptian Debt Swap (between November 2014 and December 2017). The project was aimed at improving the social and economic status of poor rural women in 4 Egyptian governorates (Aswan, Asyut,…

GENMEDA is a network of seed banks and conservation centres of genetic resources of the Mediterranean flora who share a common floristic region, a geographical area with a similar landscape and a common set of problems concerning natural environment disruptions. GENMEDA mission is to contribute to the conservation of Mediterranean flora genetic resources through the…

The project’s main aim is to raise awareness among farmers on new trends & business opportunities in bio-economy by producing more added value per agricultural unit. Other objectives include: to organise existing materials from bioenergy and bioeconomy to fit farms’ features into free training material, train the trainers, inform policy makers to focus supporting schemes…

Implemented in the framework of the Interreg European Programme (2017-2020), the ECOWASTE4FOOD project brings together 7 local and regional authorities from 7 countries across Europe. Its ambition is to address the crucial issue of food waste, not only to put an end to an unacceptable situation which leads to the loss of up to 30%…

Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development (2017-2021) is an H2020 project. The objective of the project is to increase the overall competitiveness and sustainability of the Mediterranean marine aquaculture sector, focusing on the main species produced, i.e. the sea bass and sea bream. The project is based on a consortium of 36 partners with different profiles from…

Established following the demand of the Agricultural Ministers of the CIHEAM Member States expressed during their 9th meeting in Malta, in September 2012, the MED-Amin network (Mediterranean Agricultural Markets Information Network) is aimed at facilitating cooperation and experience-sharing between national information systems on agricultural markets. During an initial phase, MED-Amin focuses on cereal products (wheat,…

SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU countries) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions. The overall concept is to better…

iSAGE is aimed at assessing the sustainability, competitiveness and resilience of the European Sheep and Goat sectors in the face of future challenge such as climate change, food security, resource use efficiency and rural deprivation in marginal regions. Following the sustainability assessment, iSAGE will strive to develop strategies to meet or prevent these challenges. Such…

CARE-MEDIFLORA, "Conservation Actions for Threatened Mediterranean Island Flora: ex situ and in situ joint actions", aims to improve the conservation status of threatened Mediterranean plant species. It is a project jointly implemented by institutions from six Mediterranean islands (Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete and Cyprus) and the IUCN/SSC Mediterranean Plant Specialist Group. These institutions strive to address both…