IT - PRIMA: pubblicato ufficialmente il primo bando

La Partnership per la Ricerca e l’Innovazione nell’Area mediterranea (PRIMA) ha pubblicato ufficialmente il bando 2018.
L’iniziativa PRIMA, finalizzata a rinforzare la ricerca e l’innovazione con lo scopo finale di migliorare la salute e le condizioni di vita dei cittadini europei e del Mediterraneo, ha da poco pubblicato l’Agenda Strategica SRIA che guiderà le attività dei prossimi anni e che identifica le 3 aree tematiche che costituiscono la spina dorsale dell’Agenda strategica: MANAGEMENT OF WATER – FARMING SYSTEMS – AGRO-FOOD VALUE CHAIN

In particolare, il documento descrive i singoli topics oggetto dei bandi 2018 e li ripartisce tra le Section 1 e 2 del Programma

Call: Section 1 – Management of Water 2018

THEMATIC AREA:
Management of water
TOPIC:
Water reuse and water desalination for agricultural and food production
TYPE OF ACTION:
Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
TOTAL INDICATIVE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS CALL:
EUR 6.1 million
OPENING DATE:
6 February 2018
DEADLINE
Stage 1 Pre-proposals – 17th April, 2018 (17:00h CET)
Stage 2 Full proposals – 15th September, 2018 (17:00h CET)

Call: Section 1 – Farming Systems 2018

THEMATIC AREA:
Farming systems
TOPIC:
Improving the sustainability of Mediterranean agro-ecosystems
TYPE OF ACTION:
RIA Research and Innovation action
TOTAL INDICATIVE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS CALL:
EUR 6.1 million
OPENING DATE:
6 February 2018
DEADLINE
Stage 1 Pre-proposals – 17th April, 2018 (17:00h CET)
Stage 2 Full proposals – 15th September, 2018 (17:00h CET)

Call: Section 1 – Agro-food Value Chain 2018

THEMATIC AREA:
Agro-Food value chain
TOPIC:
Implementing innovation in Mediterranean Agro-food chains by smallholders and SMEs
TYPE OF ACTION:
Innovation action (IA)
TOTAL INDICATIVE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS CALL:
EUR 6.1 million
OPENING DATE:
6 February 2018
DEADLINE
Stage 1 Pre-proposals – 17th April, 2018 (17:00h CET)
Stage 2 Full proposals – 15th September, 2018 (17:00h CET)

Call: Section 2 – Multi-topic 2018

THEMATIC AREA/TOPIC:
Thematic area 1: Sustainable water management for arid and semi-arid Mediterranean area
  • Topic 1.1.1: Water resources availability and quality within catchments and aquifers
  • Topic 1.1.2: Sustainable, integrated water management.
  • Topic 1.1.3: Irrigation technologies and practices.

Thematic area 2: Sustainable farming systems under Mediterranean environmental constraints

  • Topic 1.2.1: Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change
  • Topic 1.2.2: Preventing and Controlling Emergence of Animal and Plant Diseases
  • Topic 1.2.3: Developing Farming Systems Able to Generate Income, to Create Employment and to Contribute to a Balanced Territorial Development

Thematic area 3: Mediterranean Food Value Chain for regional and local development

  • Topic 1.3.1: Valorising food products from traditional Mediterranean diet
  • Topic 1.3.2: Food Safety in local food chains
  • Topic 1.3.3: Implications of dietary shifts and sustainable diets for the Mediterranean populations and food industry
TYPE OF ACTION:
Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
TOTAL INDICATIVE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS CALL:
EUR 30 million
OPENING DATE:
6 February 2018
DEADLINE
Stage 1 Pre-proposals – 27th March, 2018 (17:00h CET)
Stage 2 Full proposals – 4th September, 2018 (17:00h CET)