ARIMNet2 Integrated Strategic Research Agenda (ISRA). A Euro-Mediterranean framework for a more inclusive and effective cooperation on agricultural research and innovation

• Main Authors: Aksoy, Uygun, Hubert, Bernard, Aboulnaga, Adel, Montedoro, Marina, Puliga, Serenella, Jacquet, Florence, Gouriveau, Fabrice
• Other Authors: Ege university, Unité de recherche d'Écodéveloppement (ECODEVELOPPEMENT), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Agropolis International, Agricultural Research Center, Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (MIPAAF), Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Financement : 7th PCRD; Commanditaire : Communauté Economique Européenne (Belgium); Type de commanditaire ou d'auteur de la saisine : Organisations européennes, European Project: 618127,EC:FP7:KBBE,FP7-ERANET-2013-RTD,ARIMNET2(2014)
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance; SCAR
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02800573; https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02800573/document; https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02800573/file/2016_Jacquet-Gouriveau_ARIMNet2_Rapport_1.pdf

Fruit of a continuous dialogue between ARIMNet2 partners (i.e. 24 funding agencies and research institutions), renowned international scientists and European institutions, and based on a shared vision of Mediterranean challenges and priorities, the ARIMNet2 Integrated Strategic Research Agenda (ISRA) constitutes a transnational strategy to boost agricultural research and innovation and enhance sustainably food security, natural resource preservation and socio-economic development across the Mediterranean region. The ISRA is the actual roadmap for joint action in the framework of ARIMNet2 and might also guide future similar initiatives and policy-making. It frames the multiple activities implemented or proposed by the ARIMNet2 Consortium to actively support Mediterranean research and innovation efforts, notably by funding collaborative research projects (e.g. transnational calls), sharing research infrastructures and equipment (e.g. joint experiments, shared platforms), and fostering knowledge exchange and capacity-building (e.g. young researchers seminars, international conferences, networking events). The ISRA builds upon and complements existing European initiatives for the Mediterranean region, in particular the FACCE-JPI and Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR), paving the way for a more inclusive and effective Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on agricultural research and innovation.