YLP-MED PRIMA Presentation 30-11-2018 Octavi Quintana Director of Prima
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
How to address these challenges? trategic Research and Innovation Agenda raft - August 10th 2017
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
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 220.000 EU
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
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
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
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.
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 2 1 15-Jan-18 06-Feb-18 17-Apr-18 15-Jun-18 15-Sep-18 05-Dec-18 2 15-Jan-18 06-Feb-18 27-Mar-18 6-Jun-18 4-Sep-18 05-Dec-18
Section 1 : General Data on Submission and Eligibility Area Stage 1 Submitted / Eligible and evaluated Stage 2 Submitted/Eligible and evaluated WATER 182 / 176 10 / 9 FARMING 211 /196 12 / 12 AGRO-FOOD 91 / 83 10 / 9 N total Proposals 484 / 455 32 / 30
Section 2: General Data on Submission and Eligibility Status Stage 1 Stage 2 Proposal submitted 396 103 Not admissible and/or not eligible PRIMA criteria 29 9 Not eligible National Funding Bodies 5 0 Eligible for evaluation 362 94 21 43 30 Water Farming Food
Measures increasing Success Rate AWP 2019 1) EU and PS financial contribution increased AWP Financial contributions Financial contribution EU Grants Financial contribution PS Grants Total EU+PS 2018 18 M 33M 51M 2019 28 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 2018 9 30 39 2019 18 35 53 3) More focus in terms of SRIA priorities addressed (from 12 to 6 SRIA priorities) and topic scope.
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
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 6.400.000,00 6.400.000,00 RIA Up to 4 3 to 5 100% 36-48 Months Section 1 Call Farming 10.900.000,00 4.500.000,00 RIA Up to 3 3 to 5 100% 36-48 Months 6.400.000,00 IA Up to 4 5 to 8 70 or 100% 36-48 Months 28.000.000,00 Call Agro-food 6.400.000,00 6.400.000,00 IA Up to 4 5 to 8 70 or 100% 36-48 Months Call Nexus 4.300.000,00 3.200.000,00 RIA Up to 2 3 to 5 100% 36-48 Months 1.100.000,00 CSA 1 NA 100% Appr. 36 Months Section 2 Single call 34.950.000,00 34.950.000,00 RIA Appr. 35 NA depending on National Regulations 36 Months 34.950.000,00