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INVITATION CAFÉ DOC “A la rencontre des forêts méditerranéennes” AT CIHEAM-MONTPELLIER ON 07 DECEMBER 2023

Posted on November 24, 2023

Don’t miss our meeting with Jean Bonnier and his latest book “A la rencontre des forêts méditerranéennes” on 07 December 2023 from 12:45 to 14:00.

Forty years of testimonies on Mediterranean forests

  • Jean BONNIER (Agronomist) Former student at IAMM (1962-1963) and Agro de Montpellier (1959-1962) Founding member of Forêt méditerranéenne (1978), General Secretary until 2002 and currently Honorary President

Co-hosts:

  • Magali MAIRE (Forestry Engineer) Special advisor to the Director of CIHEAM Montpellier

>> her publications

  • Omar BESSAOUD (Expert in Mediterranean agricultural and rural policies) Former teacher-researcher at CIHEAM Montpellier Associate correspondent at the French Academy of Agriculture

>> his publications

  • Location : CIHEAM Montpellier, Mediterranean Documentation Centre, basement of Bât B

Presentation:

Mediterranean forests are unique, determined by a climate that is totally original in the world, with a hot, dry season around summer and a cold, more or less wet season around winter. They may sometimes consist of nothing more than scrubland or maquis shrubs, but it is they that provide us with our daily natural surroundings and so many amenities that we now call systemic services. The forests of the Mediterranean region are one of the world’s hot spots for biological diversity. They structure the areas in which the lives of our contemporaries are played out and developed, without them always realising their importance, their multiple values and their complexity, their dynamics, the services they provide and the need for their management.

Bonnier J. (2020). A la rencontre des forêts méditerranéennes: quarante années de témoignage. Paris (France): Les Impliqués Editeur. 307 p.

If you would like to register, please contact docassistance@iamm.fr

 “Call for Paper: Strategies of Digitalization and Sustainability in Agrifood Value Chains”

Posted on Novembre 20, 2023

 

Isabelle Piot-Lepetit and Fatima El Hadad-Gauthier are the editors of a special research topic entitled: Strategies of Digitalization and Sustainability in Agrifood Value Chains in the Journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, section Agricultural and Food Economics.

The topic of this special issue is to explore the setting up of strategies related to the digitalization and the sustainability of both developed in the agrifood value chains, as for the moment it has not very often been investigated.

The contribution can cover one, a few, or all the segments of an agrifood value chain.It can also investigate several agrifood value chains.

Frontier’s articles achieve international visibility as it is highly visible and cited across the World (The 3rd most-cited publisher in 2022). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems currently has an Impact Factor of 4.7 and a CiteScore of 5.2. Within this Journal, the Agriculture and Food Economics section has just been launched, and this special issue will be the first to be published in this section.

This special issue is a great opportunity to promote your work and publish on your research projects, so please do not hesitate to consider it to publish your work!

The main expected thematics are:

  • Sustainable strategies implying digital technologies and solutions
  • Management issues of sustainable agrifood value chains implied by digitalization
  • Contingencies related to the strategies of digitalization for sustainability
  • Organizational changes, network impacts and supply chains arrangements
  • Digital innovations for traceability and transparency issues
  • Links between the strategies of digitalization for sustainability and market dynamics
  • Role and impacts of legal and institutional arrangements on these strategies


🔎 If you want to know and read more about the Topic you can find all the informations needed through this link : https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/58202/strategies-of-digitalization-and-sustainability-in-agrifood-value-chains

 

🔎 If you want to submit a manuscript, please upload it on the Journal Website.

A non-mandatory abstract can be submitted whenever ready, while the manuscript is expected at the latest the 30th of April 2024.

“Field Surveys in Qsarnaba Village: A Collaborative Experience in Agricultural Development and Environmental Modeling”

Posted on November 16, 2023

Students of the DATEM Master’s program “Développement Agricole Territorial, Environnement et Modélisation” carried out field surveys in the village of Qsarnaba in the Baalbek Hermel commune in Lebanon.

The students conducted five days of interviews with farmers and cooperatives.

The students were supervised by Salem Darwich, Roza Chenoune, and Ahmed El Fakih. A great experience for the students, despite the generally difficult climate, and an excellent collaboration between CIHEAM Montpellier and the Faculty of Agronomy at the Lebanese University, which has now lasted for over 10 years.

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The CIHEAM Montpellier receives the Erasmus+ Good Practice Label for its Mobility Project with three Albanian Universities

Posted on November 13, 2023

The CIHEAM Montpellier receives the Erasmus+ Good Practice Label for its Mobility Project with three Albanian Universities.

Posted on November 13, 2023

As part of an International Credit Mobility project (2020_2023) involving a consortium comprising three Albanian universities: the Agricultural University of Tirana, the European University of Tirana, and the Fan S Noli University of Korce, CIHEAM Montpellier has been awarded the Erasmus+ Good Practice Label for its high-quality commitment to the European Erasmus+ program in education and training!

This recognition highlights CIHEAM Montpellier’s dedication, along with its Albanian academic partners, mirroring similar efforts deployed with other partners such as Morocco, Lebanon, and Egypt.

🔎 Discover all our Erasmus Mobility projects: https://www.iamm.ciheam.org/fr/formation/erasmus/

🔎 contact :

Agricultural University of Tirana
European University of Tirana
Fan S Noli University of Korce

“Trees and Forests in the Face of Global Changes: Reflections and Recommendations from the 10th PARMENIDES Conference”

Posted on November 13, 2023

The  Groupe Interacadémique pour le Développement (GID) and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), with the support of the Académie des Sciences de France, the Académie d’Agriculture de France, the European Forest Institute (EFI) and the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), organised the 10th PARMENIDES Conference at the CIHEAM Institute in Chania (Greece) from 24 to 26 October 2023, entitled “Trees and Forests in the Face of Global Change: Mediterranean Countries at the Forefront”.

In a Mediterranean region marked by climate change and qualified as a mosaic in its environmental, socio-demographic, and economic dimensions, the speakers discussed three major questions: How can Mediterranean forest and tree ecosystems and their evolutionary potential be strengthened? How can we optimize their management in favor of the multiple goods and services they generate, in synergy with the agricultural, pastoral, tourism, and cultural sectors, as well as with civil society? And finally, how can we respond to the climatic and societal challenges facing Mediterranean forests?

While the challenges faced by Mediterranean countries to ensure the future of their wooded areas are considerable (degradation, desertification, wildfires, underestimated bioeconomic approach, insufficient consideration of local communities, etc.), there are numerous ongoing developments toward greater sustainability, durability, and inclusivity.

Over fifty representatives from intergovernmental organizations, academies, universities, research centers, ministries, and civil society actors called for strengthened cooperation for Mediterranean forests in the face of global changes.

Through the example of “agdals,” a collectively decided conservation practice by Berber populations in the Maghreb, Omar Bessaoud (Economist, CIHEAM-Montpellier associated member of the French Academy of Agriculture) emphasized the importance of recognizing the role and functions of village communities, relying on their culture and customary institutions.

   

Magali Maire (forestry engineer, CIHEAM Montpellier) moderated the session: “How to address the climate and societal challenges faced by Mediterranean forests?”

The works of PARMENIDES X notably led to the following main recommendations:

-In a context of climate change where the Mediterranean forest’s contribution to carbon storage is low, and where 1/3 of the value pertains to wood, it is crucial to support its adaptation process by considering its significant biological, social, and economic diversity, which is essential to deepen knowledge by enhancing data collection.

-In this context, fundamental research, applied research, and analysis of feedback from experiences must be strengthened.

–Forestry education should also be more forward-thinking and expanded to social sciences to support the necessary adaptation of forests in connection with local populations and users, with particular attention to women and youth.

– In a context of environmental crisis where increasing importance is given to forests, it is necessary to build a constructive forest-society dialogue, considering the powerful symbolism associated with forests and trees.

-Finally, it is crucial to emphasize the identity of Mediterranean forests and share these recommendations within networks of organizations present at this conference and during the Conferences of the Parties of the United Nations Conventions on climate, biodiversity, and combating desertification.

🔎 PARMENIDES X link: https://www.ciheam.org/fr/agendas/lappel-du-parmenides-x/

🔎 Find all presentations here: https://www.youtube.com/@ciheam_chania/streams

🔎 contact : maire@iamm.fr  

NATAE : The horizon Europe Natae project launches a call for a service provider for living labs’ organisation in Egypt.

Posted on October 25, 2023

Context
NATAE (Fostering agroecology transition in North Africa through multi-actor, evaluation, and networking) is an awarded project under the Horizon Europe programme. Set in motion in December 2022, NATAE will run for the next three years with aim to foster the adoption of science-based, locallytailored and co-designed agroecology strategies in North Africa. This is planned by creating a comprehensive and quantitative baseline on agroecology, providing a shared understanding, multidimensional performance measures, and analyses of agroecology potential for meeting consumers demand on the market. Coordinated by CIHEAM Montpellier, NATAE gathers 22 partners including research and education institutions from around the Mediterranean, international organizations, specialized NGOs and local associations with the participation of the private sector1 […]

Description of the work package and tasks
Under NATAE’s Work Package 4, a Living-Lab is set up in Egypt in the area of Luxor in order to identify
and evaluate, through a multi-actor participatory approach, the most suitable AE strategies for various
farming systems. Using the framework developed in WP1 and methodology defined in WP2 and WP3,
WP4 will identify most promising combinations of AEP and AE strategies, in representative farming
systems in Luxor, through an interactive multi-actor approach.

The Living-Lab will gather actors from a range of complementary profiles and perspectives on
agroecological transition, including farmers, farm household members, industries, administrations,
NGOs, consumer organisations, research institutions and local advisory services. The governance of
the Living Lab will include a Representative Board consisting of 8-12 people who represent the
diversity of actors in the Living-Lab, and a number of stakeholder groups, as locally relevant.
Under WP4, an entity (hereinafter ‘Service provider’) specialized in multi-actor group organization
and moderation, with focus on North Africa, is needed to implement and monitor the Living-Lab in
Luxor and to join efforts with the WP leader (Wageningen University) and project coordinator (CIHEAMIAMM).

Deadline for submission: the 15th. November 2023 at 12 pm (Paris time)

Proposals should be submitted in English by email with the subject “NATAE Living-Lab Egypt.

Proposal” addressed to:
Hatem BELHOUCHETTE, NATAE Scientific Member: belhouchette@iamm.fr
Georgios KLEFTODIMOS, NATAE Scientific Member: kleftodimos@iamm.fr

🔎  Here is the Term of reference.

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