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GRANULAR project is on!

GRANULAR will produce a rural compass with novel data and tools to characterise rural diversity and guide actors in the design of tailored rural policies.

The Horizon Project GRANULAR had its virtual kick-off meeting on 12-13 October 2022.

Set in motion in October 2022, GRANULAR will run for the next four years to contribute to the characterisation of rural diversity and the design of tailored rural policies, based on a multi-actor and interdisciplinary approach.

Led by CIHEAM Montpellier, GRANULAR gathers 23 partners (academic institutes, international organisations, NGOs, rural networks and local authorities) and will use participatory methods in 16 pilot territories across Europe to identify the main challenges and trends faced by rural communities and to generate novel datasets and tools to guide local action.

=> Press Release

=> Presentation of the GRANULAR project

Contact: granular@iamm.fr

9th MED-Amin Annual Meeting, 22-23 November 2022 at CIHEAM Zaragoza

Cereal Markets and Food Security in the Mediterranean region: Seeking Durable Solutions through Cooperation and Continuous Dialogue

This edition is marked by the current context of uncertainty in the market of agricultural raw materials and the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine.
Cereal deficit is a serious problem in the Mediterranean region. Countries in North Africa and the Near East produce only 40 % of their wheat requirements.

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food acts as host to the ninth annual meeting of MED-Amin, the Mediterranean agricultural markets information network coordinated by CIHEAM through their Institute in Montpellier and supported by the FAO, the International Grains Council and the European Commission.

International experts from the cereal sector and representatives of the administrations of Mediterranean countries will come together from 21 to 23 November at CIHEAM Zaragoza to discuss and enhance cooperation efforts to meet the future challenges of the cereal market.

Many countries of the Mediterranean basin, as is the case of Spain, have a deficit in cereals, strategic products for food security. This increases their vulnerability, given the current context of uncertainty in the market of agricultural raw materials and the energy crisis arising from the war in Ukraine.

The countries of the North of Africa and the Near East produce only 40 % of the wheat they need and Spain, over the last five growing seasons, has imported on average 15 million tonnes of cereals, mainly corn, of which Ukraine is the second largest source.

► Watch the Press conference live: Current situation of the cereal markets

Tuesday, 22 November. 11:45 a.m. – CIHEAM Zaragoza (Av. Montañana 1005, Zaragoza) & Online

The sessions held on 22 November can be followed online:

► Click on the link below for free registration!

► …more information on the MED-Amin 9th Annual Meeting & Program

CIHEAM’s Side Events at the COP27

Pavillon Méditerranéen, 12 au 14 novembre 2022.

For the first time in COP’s history, the 27th edition will host a Mediterranean Pavilion. The initiative is conceived to highlight both the urgent challenges the region is currently facing and the innovative solutions already being developed throughout the Mediterranean, raising awareness on a region overlooked in the climate negotiations.

Located in the COP27 Blue zone, the Mediterranean Pavilion will host relevant events and working meetings and provide an exceptional opportunity to highlight these severe challenges as well as to illustrate, share, scale up and discuss the advanced adaptation and mitigation initiatives applied and planned in the region.

=> More details on the side events organised by CIHEAM, in collaboration with the Union for the Mediterranean,  PRIMA Programme and the UN Environment Programme.

Recruitment of a Scientific Administrator

Fields: Agroecology / Environmental Geography / Agricultural-Economics. Application deadline: 31/12/2022.

A position of scientific administrator in agroecology/environmental geography/Agricultural-Economics is opening at CIHEAM-IAMM. This recruitment is fully in line with the scientific policy that structures the training, research and cooperation activities of CIHEAM-IAMM.

Missions

The activities of the person recruited will be divided among the three missions of CIHEAM-IAMM:

Higher education (second year of a Master’s degree). They will be in charge of running the MIDAS Master’s degree which will focus on “Designing innovative agricultural systems in terms of Sustainable Food Production in the Mediterranean area”. In this context, the candidate will primarily teach on the subject of the “Assessment of the performance of Mediterranean agro-systems under climate and socio-economic changes”.

Research and cooperation. The candidate will have to actively contribute to the development of an international network on the job description topic, respond to international calls for projects based on applied research, research-action and development cooperation, and publish the research results in scientific journals and magazines. Moreover, the candidate will be integrated in several ongoing international projects, such as Horizon Europe (e.g. NATAE, GRANULAR, ALLIANCE) and PRIMA (e.g. AGREEMed).

The position is based in Montpellier and will involve frequent trips to Mediterranean countries.

Application

The application must be written in English and include the following elements:

– A CV comprising:

  • scientific experience, including a list of publications and research activities
  • teaching experience
  • development cooperation experience

– A dissertation on scientific work or equivalent (maximum 8 pages).

– A cover letter concerning the missions defined in the job description (maximum 3 pages).

Qualifications required

  • Qualifications: PhD in one of the following fields: agronomy, geography, or economics. In each case a specialization in agroecology and the ability to conduct quantitative analysis at large spatial scale is required.
  • Sound knowledge of quantitative spatial analysis methods
  • Teaching experience at Master’s degree level is preferable
  • Ability to lead and produce research and publications
  • Good spoken and written command of English is mandatory
  • Experience in terms of international tender response is preferable

Selection process and remuneration

Applications will be examined by a committee of international experts. The shortlisted candidates will be called for an oral presentation of their application. The committee will communicate their selection to the director of CIHEAM-IAMM who will in turn submit his choice to the general secretary of CIHEAM for validation by the CIHEAM Board of Directors.
The candidate selected will have the status of CIHEAM-IAMM administrator with a 4-year renewable
Scientific administrator contract which will start with a 6-month probationary period.

The level of remuneration, comparable to that applied in French Higher Education, is set in accordance with the CIHEAM-IAMM pay scale, depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

CIHEAM-IAMM is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and gender. Position open to people with disabilities.

Application deadline: 31/12/2022

The application should include a maximum of 3 electronic documents (doc, odt or pdf files) and be sent by email to the following address: emploi@iamm.fr

>> Job description

Recruitment of a Project Manager

The CIHEAM Montpellier is hiring a Project Manager for NATAE, a newly awarded project under the Horizon Europe programme.

Context

NATAE (Fostering Agro-ecological transition in North Africa through multi-actors design, evaluation and networking) is a newly awarded project under the Horizon Europe programme. Based on a multi-actor and interdisciplinary approach, this four-year project will generate new insights for assessing practices that are inspired by agro-ecology in a multidimensional way and at multiple scales (from production systems to territory and value chains). The aims are to identify, evaluate and eventually promote the best observed and experimented combinations of practices inspired by agro-ecology in North Africa (i), and to set up a Mediterranean agro-ecological network for knowledge exchanges and advocacy at regional level (ii).

The approach is based on Multi-Actor Labs (MALs), as territories that are anchored in specific agro-ecosystems of North Africa. Production of scientific data and analyses in the field of agronomics, sociology and economics will inform on the potential for agro-ecological transition in the region. NATAE will support the cocreation and co-learning with multiple actors in MALs as well as concrete policies by informing largely with the opportunities provided by an agro-ecological transition perspective. It will also organize the capitalization and transfer of generated knowledge to education and extension. NATAE will further develop an Atlas platform on the performance of practices inspired by agroecology with regards to the farms, the landscape and the food systems.

Coordinated by CIHEAM Montpellier, NATAE gathers 23 partners from Europe and North Africa regions (academic institutes, international organisations, NGOs, technical institutes).

Role

The project manager (PM) will play a central role in the project and will be a full member of the project team. Working side-by-side with the project coordinator, the PM will coordinate the exchanges within the consortium and facilitate the consortium’s overall management in conformity with the Grant Agreement, the Consortium Agreement and the Gantt Chart. These responsibilities include a wide set of tasks related to the organisational, administrative, financial and legal management of the project. Furthermore, the PM will provide a sound contribution to the scientific objectives of the project by implementing specific activities in the field of policies and value chain analyses.

Job specification

  • Starting date: ideally 1st December 2022;
  • Contract duration: fixed term contract of 12 months renewable 3 times (up to 48 months);
  • Full-time (37,5h per week);
  • 8 weeks annual leave;
  • Location: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier with regular travels in North Africa and Europe.

Selection process

The application must be written in English and include a CV and a cover letter concerning the missions defined in the job description. CIHEAM Montpellier is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and gender.

Position opened to people with disabilities. Closing date of the call for applications: 13 November 2022

The application file must be sent by email with the following object ” Project Manager Vacancy ” to the address: emploi@iamm.fr

>> Job profile

Webinar “How to get information on wheat quality ?”

Organised by MED-Amin and the International Grains Council, 25 October 2022, 11:00 to 15:00 (UK time)

Which data for relevant information for wheat importers and operators in the Mediterranean countries?

This second webinar will address key challenges on quality of grain supplies for the Mediterranean countries. The informative session will broadcast the main global suppliers’ updates on the quality of their 2022 wheat production and processing to fit the evolution of consumption patterns in the Mediterranean. In particular, it will show how producers adapt to both long-term trends and recent changes triggered by food systems disruptions and food prices volatility since the pandemic crisis in 2020 and accelerated by the conflict in the Black Sea.

Audience: International Grains Council and MED-Amin members (13 Mediterranean countries).
-> Registration link

-> More details on the webinar

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