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PRIMA (Partnership for R&I in the Mediterranean Area)

PRIMA's mission: To achieve, support and promote integration, alignment and joint implementation of R&I initiatives under a common research and innovation strategy to address the diverse challenges in water scarcity, agriculture, food security.

Environmental and social changes are deeply affecting Euro-Mediterranean agro-food systems and water resources.
Climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, over-exploitation of natural resources, new lifestyle behaviors (diet, physical activity and socio-cultural) and low profitability of smallholders put a strain on the sustainable and healthy development of the region, with major impacts on our societies.
The increased complexity and multidimensionality of such social, economic and environmental challenges can only be tackled through common efforts and resources with a research and innovation approach.

PRIMA's mission:

To achieve, support and promote integration, alignment and joint implementation of R&I initiatives under a common research and innovation strategy to address the diverse challenges in water scarcity, agriculture, food security.

PRIMA's expected impacts:

  • Economic impacts: increase in production and efficiency, access to new markets, greater funding options and large-scale aggregate economic impacts.  
  • Social impacts: political stability and reduced migration. 
  • Environmental impacts: biodiversity conservation, sustainable farming practices.

19 participating countries: Israel, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco.

PRIMA Structure:

Section 1 – EU funding, subjected to H2020 funding rules.
Section 2 – National funding, subjected to the countries funding agencies rules.
Section 3 – The Israeli Innovation Authority supports Binational projects with several PRIMA members European countries, in Water, Food and Agriculture, to encourage collaborations and to promote innovation in these important topics. These projects are part of the PRIMA programme supported by the European Union.

Four thematic areas:

  1. Management of water: integrated and sustainable management of water for arid and semi-arid Mediterranean areas 
  2. Farming systems: sustainable farming systems under Mediterranean environmental constrains
  3. AGRO-FOOD value chain: sustainable Mediterranean AGRO-FOOD value chain for regional and local development
  4. NEXUS: Water-Ecosystems-Food Nexus

Rules of participation:

The minimum number of participants is three. Consortia must be composed by at least three independent legal entities established in three different countries considered to be PRIMA Participating States, of which:

  • At least one established in a Member State or Associated Country to Horizon 2020: Croatia, Cyprus, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain.
  • At least one established in a country bordering the Mediterranean sea : Israel, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey.

Proposals are submitted in 2-stage manner (1st stage and full proposal).

Projects are expected to propose solutions to existing problems, encouraged to involve as much as possible a diversity of actors (SMEs, NGOs, Farmers, extension services….) especially for Innovation Actions, encouraged to promote mobility and training and encouraged to integrate new technologies.

2020 Call for Proposals 

Section 1 - EU funding, subjected to H2020 funding rules (33 M Euros)
Deadline for submissions: 01/04/2020

  1. Management of water:
    • Implementing sustainable, integrated management of water resources in the Mediterranean, under climate change conditions. (7.5 M Euros)
  2. Farming systems:
    • Conservation and valorization of local Animal Genetic Resources  (3.5 M Euros)
    • Alternative animal feeds (7.2 M Euros)
  3. AGRO-FOOD value chain:
    • Valorising the health benefits of the Traditional Mediterranean food products (8.8 M Euros)
  4. NEXUS:
    • Demonstrating benefits of the Water-Ecosystem-Food Nexus approach in delivering optimal economic development, achieving high level of environmental protection and ensuring fair access to natural resources (6 M Euros)

 
Section 2 - National funding, subjected to the countries national funding laws (38M Euros)
Deadline for submissions: 15/4/2020 (Multi-topics)

Detailed information about the 2020 open call for proposals (topics)

More information and documents

PRIMA Infoday

On 02/2020 PRIMA held an infoday towards the 2020 call for proposals.
Video, photos and documentation from the infoday 

Find partners

PRIMA's partner search platform: http://prima-med.org/find-partners/

Useful links:

PRIMA website
Call for proposals
Reference documents