Angelo Riccaboni
Chair Fundación PRIMA, Barcelona Professor of Business Administration, University of Siena, Italy “PRIMA Joint Research and Innovation Programme in Agrifood for more sustainable EuroMed Societies” Climate change, socio-economic crises and food (in) security: a Mediterranean in Transition. Conference in memory of Eugenia Ferragina 2018, 17th September Italian Navy Officer’s Club, Naples
Via Cesario Console, 3 bis
Naples (Italy) Institute for Studies on Mediterranean Societies, National Council of Research www.issm.cnr.it/en/

1. Angelo Riccaboni
Chair Fundación PRIMA, Barcelona
Professor of Business Administration,
University of Siena, Italy
PRIMA
Joint Research and Innovation
Programme in Agrifood
for more sustainable
EuroMed Societies

2. EuroMediterranean Agri Food Systems under severe stress
1. Issues don’t know borders
2. Research & innovation key to deal with challenges
3. Too many small initiatives
Joint Research and Innovation Programme
WHY PRIMA?

3. WHAT IS PRIMA?

4. An integrated Research and Innovation Programme on
food systems and water resources
19 Countries
11 EU and 8 SEMCs
and the European Commission
Equal footing through Governance and organisational mechanisms
500 million euro budget over 7 years
managed by
PRIMA Foundation, located in Barcelona
PRIMA

5. Who We ArePRIMA Partecipating States
11 EU Countries: Croatia, Cyprus, France,
Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta,
Portugal, Slovenia & Spain
8 non-EU countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel,
Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia & Turkey

6. Annual Calls on 3 Main Thematic Area
Other activities
MOOC Sustainable Food Systems: a Mediterranean Perspective
PRIMA Observatory on Innovation
HOW PRIMA WORKS?

7. trategic Research and
Innovation Agenda
raft - August 10th 2017
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
Integrated and sustainable management of water for arid and
semi-arid Mediterranean areas
FARMING SYSTEMS
Sustainable farming systems under Mediterranean
environmental constraints
AGRO-FOOD VALUE CHAIN
Sustainable Mediterranean agro-food value chain for regional
and local development
Calls on 3 Main Thematic Areas
817 partnerships with 5473 research
units coming from 24 countries

8. Water management
decision support system-based approach for sustainable water reuse
innovative wastewater and groundwater reuse & desalination in mediterranean
agriculture
solar-powered electrochemical technologies for safe irrigation
low-cost biological processes for reuse of olive mill wastewaters
smart technologies for efficient use of conventional and non-conventional water resources
in semi-arid areas

9. Farming Systems
agroforestry to improve the sustainability under climate change
mixed cropping-beekeeping system
resilient innovative farming systems for the mediterranean environment
sustainable mediterranean grain legumes farming systems
sustainability of olive groves in the Mediterranean

10. Food systems
production and consumption of camel milk
blockchain-based applications
dairy innovation for Mediterranean SMEs
innovation in mediterranean horticultural chains based on digital technologies
more informed consumers to valorise Mediterranean olive oil

11. Section 1 - Water management
Number of partners of selected pre-proposals - By country

12. Section 1- Farming Systems
Number of partners of selected pre-proposals - By Country

13. Section 1 – Food Systems
Number of partners involved - By Country
From: Analysis of PRIMA 2018 CALLS Submissions First Stage PRIMA Section 3 Task 3.2.1
MESR/ANR France Claude Yven, Florence Jacquet

14. Section 2
Research Units of selected projects
By country
From: Analysis of PRIMA 2018 CALLS Submissions First Stage PRIMA Section 3 Task 3.2.1
MESR/ANR France Claude Yven, Florence Jacquet

16. The observatory
promotes research,
innovation and
education best
practises in Euro
Mediterranean Agri-
Food systems

17. Main goals
- to support new solutions based upon research and innovation
- to promote partnerships among Euro Mediterranean researchers,
innovators, enterprises, stakeholders
- to attract new investments and interests
How
- sharing good research and innovation practices
- valorising successful stories of innovation in agri-food systems

20. Who We Are

21. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
www.prima-med.org
prima@unisi.it