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Axis 1. INNOVATION: PROMOTING MEDITERRANEAN INNOVATION CAPACITIES TO DEVELOP SMART AND SUISTAINABLE GROWTH
Specific Objective 1: to increase transnational activity of innovative clusters and networks of key sectors of the MED areaLooking for partners interested in being actively involved in the proposal.
Project proposal: FOSTERING GREEN-GROWTH IN MED AGROFOOD CLUSTERS: GREEN-FOOD
Green growth is defined as fostering economic growth and development, while sustaining the natural assets base that provides the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies. Regarding green-growth, the agro- food sector is a major user of natural resources and a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution.The agricultural sector faces challenges in adapting to an economic environment oriented towards green growth. With projected demand of agro-food products expected to grow strongly, agriculture has to continue to increase productivity, economise on the use of increasingly scarce resources and adapt to climate change. At the same time, it needs to be able to contribute to improving environmental quality.
A green-growth strategy for the food and agriculture sector aims to ensure that enough food is provided, efficiently and sustainably, for growing population. This means increasing production, while managing efficiently scare natural resources, such as water; reducing the carbon intensity and adverse environmental impacts throughout the food chain; enhancing the provision of environmental services, such as carbon sequestration, flood and drought control; and conserving biodiversity (OECD, 2011c).
In terms of strategic objectives and working areas, green growth in the agriculture sector covers a wide range of subjects, energy efficiency, increasing the use of renewable energies, reducing GHG, waste management and revaluing,…
Although common and specific policies has been developed and implemented through EU and member states, there is a huge way towards green economy in agricultural sector.
GREENFOOD project propose to use synergies on MED countries main agrofood clusters to foster innovation and promote green-growth common strategies through cooperative work between agro-food and energy clusters in the different regions.
Marco FachadaHello,
Your project idea seems quite interesting.
Our association ADRAT is a Local Action Group, in Alto Tâmega region,North Portugal.
Our territory has an important agricultural sector, namely in wine, olive, chestnut, vegetables, where organic farming is also increasing.
Besides, we have different intra-regional characteristics, with several water resources and uses.
We have solid experience on cooperation projects (namely INTERREG SUDOE; INTERREG IV-C, INTERREG ATLANTIC…) and we would appreciate to integrate a proposal as you present it.If you consider that we could be a suitable partner for it, please contact me as soon as possible.
Best regards,
Marco
Dear Guadalupe,
We would like to introduce you our entity and kindly express our interest in joining your project proposal:
KIMbcn Foundation (link) is a private non – profit entity which aims at collaborating and developing joint projects with other key stakeholders in the R&D&I value chain (public authorities, other public bodies such as universities or research centers, SME intermediaries or Industrial associations), with a view to contributing to the economic modernization and competitiveness of Europe.
KIMbcn can provide great added value to your project proposal, through our expertise in the MED programme, collaborating with both public and private entities. In particular, we take part in endeavours that deal with: exchange of experience and good practices, opportunities for open innovation in green technologies, commercialisation of R&D results, programmes for investment for growth and jobs and reduction of waste volumes.
KIMbcn can provide a strong added value within an MED project. In fact, KIMbcn has remarkable expertise in:
– Identification and transfer of good practices at EU level;
– Drafting of Implementation, Capitalization and Action plans;
– Managing Communication, dissemination and exploitation activities in EU collaborative initiatives;
– Technical Assistance in large in large international cooperation projects;
– Organization of thematic workshops, seminars, conferences in the frame of EU and international projects
Such activities have been carried out within different EU and international funding schemes, including Interreg MED projects, such as IP-SMEs and TEMA, Interreg IV C (the predecessor of the current INTERREG Europe) projects, such as TOK TOC, Green IT Net and Innocrafts, where we supported project partners in our areas of expertise.
Please find enclosed our EU & International projects CV (since it is not the final version of the document, excuse us if you find any minor mistake).
To conclude, we would be glad to further discuss a possible joint participation in the MED Programme. In that sense, we kindly propose you to schedule a conference call. Would it be convenient for you this week?Thanks in advance,
Best regards,
KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION MARKET BARCELONA FOUNDATION
Eva ArroyoDear Guadalupe,
We are a consultant with more than 20 years of experience in managing European and multilateral funds. Always working for economic and local development in Europe.
We have read your proposal and it seems really interesting. We would like to contact you to participate in this project.Best regards,
Eva Arroyo
Dear Guadalupe,
KGZS Kranj is one of 8 units in Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia (CAFS). Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia is the umbrella interest organization of natural and legal persons in the Republic of Slovenia engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishery. Its central task is to protect and represent their interests, to consult them and accelerate economical and environment friendly activities.
We are interested to participate in this project. We have knowladge (well-educated staff) and a lot of experiences as advisory service in agricultural technology and sustainable development.
Best regards,
Blaska Boznar
http://www.kgz-kranj.si/-
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JOSE MORANMy name is Jose Moran and I represent the Farmers Union of the Valencia Region.
I am writing because we have read with great interest your proposal to the project first call and would like to participate in the consortium.
We represent about 60% of all professional farmers Valencia with more than 6,000 farmers, with 60 branches spread throughout of Valencia, and a staff that covers all types of professionals as lawyers, agricultural engineers, economists and several types of technicians .
We have already worked on projects both European territorial cooperation Interreg IVC, Locfood, http://www.locfood.no as in Life (Fertilife) and in several Leonardo da Vinci http://www.slmsc-project.eu/es/ and wwww.streetfood.eu.com. and especially in terms of this proposal our Erasmus project Partnership for Biodiversity Protection in Viticulture in Europe. We believe we can provide a reliable management and the know-how needed to help the drafting of the proposal.
Referring to the proposal that we want to review the most important Valencia reference in terms of advice to entrepreneurs in Farming through our offices and headquarters and have We contributed to the birth of a multitude of micro-enterprises, on the other hand are entrepreneurs ourselves since we launched the most awarded initiative nationwide production and marketing of http://www.puntdesabor.com organic farming and we know the difficulties intrinsic to take a business forward respecting the principles of green growth and just price to the farmer: Puntdesabor has been awarded as the best ecological food shop in Spain, 2014, and from this point of view we have a lot of experience in terms of production, commercialization and marketing of local foods and short commercialization chains.
Just a final note, along different projects we have developed a powerful network of contacts and experience in dissemination of results.
We believe that in relation to its proposal we can make our great diffusion capacity, which is an essential aspect in MED, both among our members, also all the Spanish State through the Union of Farmers Unions and among many different types of professionals, from university graduates through IVIFA, (Research Institute for Agro Food and environment http://www.ivifa.org) and agencies public, municipalities, and several other professional organizations.If you think our organization can be interesting as a part of the consortium, please don´t hesitate in contact me, my email is: jmoran@launio.org
Many thanks in advance,
Best regards,
JOSE MORAN.
Dear Partners,
We would like to indicate our interest in participating in your consortium of partners.
We are an NGO located in Greece, with vast experience in the implementation of national and international projects. In our ten years of operation, we have participated among others in the planning, implementation and evaluation of more than 100 national and European projects. Our participation in the aforementioned projects has given us the opportunity to produce and collect a large number of innovative tools and projects, which are available also to be further used by other interested organizations within their own activities and projects.We have also participated as a subcontractor in the implementation of a MED project about the fostering of the production and distribution of typical and innovative dairy products in the Mediterranean.
You can take a look at our website; there you can find more info about our activities and our projects. http://entre.gr/site-en/
We hope to hear from you soon concerning the possibility of collaboration.
For more info please contact us at info@entre.grDear Guadalupe,
I am writing to you on behalf of the Region of Thessaly in Greece.
Your project idea is one of high interest to us, since Thessaly region is the most agriculturally active region of the country, due to Thessaly Plain. The producers are facing difficult times due to the economic crisis and new sustainable ways of production could lead the way out of it!
Our R&D team has a big experience in EU projects, on different project programs and of different disciplines and has previous experience in MED projects.
If you are interested in having the Region as a partner, please contact me Ismini Chatzilamprou at: topoismini@gmail.com and Mrs. Mata Papadimopoulou at: s.papadimopoulou@thessaly.gov.gr . I will be at your disposal for any further information you might need.
Best regards,
Ismini
giorgiaDear Guadalupe
I’m writing to you on behalf of the Municipality of Ottana (Sardinia – ITALY), which is is really interested in your project idea.
Our Municipality has a long experience in different projects in local development and environmental field. If you choose us as a partner for the project, you will have a responsible and professional partner with whom you can achieve the common goals of sustainable economic development.According to above mentioned, we invite you to consider the possibility of cooperation with Ottana Municipality. In the case of interest, we kindly ask you to contact us in order to undertake the further steps related to our future and hopefully successful cooperation.
contact: europroject.med@gmail.com
Adam PisulaDear Guadalupe.
My name is Adam Pisula. On the Interreg MED forum I have seen your partner search announcement for the project regarding the Fostering Green-growth in Agrifood MED clusters project. I am writing to you on behalf of El Ejido City Council in order to express our interest as a partner for the project promoted by your entity. I know that the deadline is approaching quickly, therefore if you are still looking for partners I would like to provide you with relevant information as fast as possible.
Could you please send me more detailed description of your project, together with partner form where I could present our City Council in details? We have been aware of your project proposal, thus we would like to express our interest on joining it. At this respect we would like gather more information concerning the project idea, such as main objectives, main activities, the estimated overall and partner’s budget and other partners you aim to include in this project. Also, we would be really grateful if you could indicate the duration and possible start date…
Below you can find briefly description about City Council.
El Ejido is a municipality located on the southern province of Almería, It has an extension of 227 km², formed by 14 towns with a population of 84. 144 inhabitants (2014). El Ejido is the third most populated municipality in the province of Almería.
El Ejido has a sub desert Mediterranean climate characterized by low rainfall and a long number of hours of sunshine per year and soft temperatures.
Originally, their drylands were used only for rain fed crops but after the exploitation of local water resources, irrigated crops became majority, especially with horticultural crops in greenhouses. This caused a change not only on the value of the land but also on the landscape.
The industrial agriculture is the base of the economy of El Ejido. The 67, 45% of agricultural land is used as irrigated land and the 21% of the land are natural areas, thanks to the natural reserve “Punta Entinas-Sabinar”. These zones are under a high pressure because of the greenhouse’s agriculture and the construction of housing development.
About environmental care, because of the urban life as well as agriculture farming, there are a high number of agents of pollution. The city council is developing a plan of sustainability in order to promote the economic development in a sustainable way in the municipality, preserving the environment and maximizing the use of natural resources, example of them are the PMUS, the creation of an Eco-point, the program of urban sustainability and projects as “City 21”, “Agenda 21” and the “Andalusian Bike Plan”.
The Municipality of El Ejido is extremely interested in using synergies on MED countries main agro-food clusters to foster innovation and promote green-growth common strategies through cooperative work between agro-food and energy clusters in the different regions, which is the topic of your project.
We would be delighted to have a possibility to take a part in your project team. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Best Regards,
Adam Pisula – EU Projects Consultant | adam.pisula@sicidominus.comSICI Dominus | Office: Calle Ángel 16, E-18002 Granada, Spain
Phone: +34 958 523544 | Fax: +34 958 265404 | Website: http://www.sicidominus.com
Maria da Conceição FernandesDear Guadalupe
My Institution (www.CEBAL.pt) is a non-profit private Research and Development area in the area of Alentejo-Portugal, which is located in an agricultural área, and where the biggest dam of Europe is present. We have cross-border activities in the area of valorization of agri-food wastes, for different purposes (Biochemical valorization of biomass, bioactive compounds extraction, animal food). Also we have close contact with local agriculture associations.
Please contact me if you have interest in our institute, For detailed information including for the preparation of the project.
Maria da Conceição FernandesDear Guadalupe
My Institution (www.cebal.pt) is a non-profit private Research and Development area in the area of Alentejo-Portugal, which is located in an agricultural área, and where the biggest dam of Europe is present. We have cross-border activities in the area of valorization of agri-food wastes, for different purposes (Biochemical valorization of biomass, bioactive compounds extraction, animal food, ready to eat food). Also we have close contact with local agriculture associations.
Please contact me if you have interest in our institute, For detailed information including for the preparation of the project.Maria da Conceição Fernandes, Ph.D
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