YLP-MED PRIMA Presentation Octavi Quintana Director of Prima

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1 YLP-MED PRIMA Presentation Octavi Quintana Director of Prima

2 Challenges in the Mediterranean Area: at a glance Climate change Population growth and food security issues Water scarcity and overexploitation of natural resources Unsustainable agricultural practices Agro-biodiversity loss Lack of innovation in Mediterranean agro-food value chains trategic Research and Innovation Agenda raft - August 10th 2017

3 How to address these challenges? trategic Research and Innovation Agenda raft - August 10th 2017

4 PRIMA can currently count on the participation of 19 Participating States, including: Algeria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey GERMANY LUXEMBOURG FRANCE SLOVENIA CROATIA ITALY PORTUGAL SPAIN GREECE TURKEY TUNISIA CYPRUS MALTA LEBANON ISRAEL MOROCCO JORDAN ALGERIA EGYPT

5 PRIMA Foundation Governance Board of Trustees - Chair and Co-Chair - PS Representatives - EC, UfM as Observers Steering Committee advice Scientific Advisory Committee PRIMA Secretariat Barcelona PRIMA operates as an independent legal private entity 19 June 2017 Foundation under Spanish law 19 PS members of Foundation Financial contribution 274,000 PS EU

6 Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda SRIA The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda Draft - August 10th 2017 sets the technical and scientific basis of the PRIMA Programme is the output of a process encompassing the collection of inputs from a wide range of sources, workshops, events involving experts and stakeholders from all sectors of society identifies three thematic areas to address trategic Research and Innovation Agenda raft - August 10th 2017

7 Three Main Thematic Areas 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 trategic Research and Innovation Agenda raft - August 10th 2017 Sustainable Mediterranean agro-food value chain for regional and local development

8 Cross-cutting themes and activities Cross-cutting themes Cross-cutting technologies and approaches SOIL SUSTAINABILITY FOOD SECURITY DIGITAL REVOLUTION SOCIO- ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND STAKE- HOLDERS INVOLVEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING

9 PRIMA impacts Economic Impacts Social Impacts Environmental Impacts Increase in production and efficiency; Access to new markets;; Large-scale aggregate economic impacts. Political stabiliy and reduced migration. Biodiversity conservation; Sustainable farming practices.

10 PRIMA Calls 2018 Calendar Section Preannouncement Call publication and opening Submission deadline Stage 1 Evaluation results Stage 1 Submission deadline Stage 2 Evaluation results Stage Jan Feb Apr Jun Sep Dec Jan Feb Mar-18 6-Jun-18 4-Sep Dec-18

11 Section 1 : General Data on Submission and Eligibility Area Stage 1 Submitted / Eligible and evaluated Stage 2 Submitted/Eligible and evaluated WATER 182 / / 9 FARMING 211 / / 12 AGRO-FOOD 91 / / 9 N total Proposals 484 / / 30

12 Section 2: General Data on Submission and Eligibility Status Stage 1 Stage 2 Proposal submitted Not admissible and/or not eligible PRIMA criteria 29 9 Not eligible National Funding Bodies 5 0 Eligible for evaluation Water Farming Food

13 Measures increasing Success Rate AWP ) EU and PS financial contribution increased AWP Financial contributions Financial contribution EU Grants Financial contribution PS Grants Total EU+PS M 33M 51M M 35M 63 M 2) The number of grants foreseen to be funded for 2019 Calls increased from 39 to 53 AWP S1 N.Projects S2 N.Projects ) More focus in terms of SRIA priorities addressed (from 12 to 6 SRIA priorities) and topic scope.

14 PRIMA Annual Work Plan 2019 SRIA Priorities The objective of Section 1 and 2 Calls of PRIMA AWP 2019 will focus on the following SRIA priorities THEMATIC AREA 1 WATER MANAGEMENT Priority 1 Water resources availability and quality within catchments and aquifers Priority 2 Sustainable Integrated water management THEMATIC AREA 2 FARMING SYSTEM Priority 1 Adaptation of farming systems to climate change Priority 2 Developing sustainable and productive agro-ecosystems THEMATIC AREA 3 AGRO-FOOD VALUE CHAIN Priority 2 Food Safety in local food chains Priority 3 Implementation of innovation in the Agro-food chain, promoting higher quality, sustainability and competitiveness, with particular reference to smallholders

15 PRIMA Annual Work Plan 2019 Foreseen actions and activities Section and call Call Total Call Budget Budget per Topic Type of Action N. of expected grants TRL Funding Rate Expected duration of projects Total Budget per Section Call Water , ,00 RIA Up to 4 3 to 5 100% Months Section 1 Call Farming , ,00 RIA Up to 3 3 to 5 100% Months ,00 IA Up to 4 5 to 8 70 or 100% Months ,00 Call Agro-food , ,00 IA Up to 4 5 to 8 70 or 100% Months Call Nexus , ,00 RIA Up to 2 3 to 5 100% Months ,00 CSA 1 NA 100% Appr. 36 Months Section 2 Single call , ,00 RIA Appr. 35 NA depending on National Regulations 36 Months ,00