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October 14-15, 2009: Conference 'Organic Cooperation and Research in the Mediterranean' in Italy
The Conference 'Organic Cooperation and Research in the Mediterranean' is held by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari MAIB on October 14 and 15, 2009, in Bari.
The workshop is organised in the framework of the project 'Promotion of domestic and international demand for organic products' financed by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies MiPAAF in the framework of the Italian action plan for organic agriculture and coordinated by MAIB, the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari.
The aim of the initiative is to provide opportunities for experts and institutions from the Mediterranean working in the organic agriculture field of research.
The workshop discussion will also be based on the findings of a survey about the state-of-the-art of research activities in organic farming carried out in the Mediterranean countries.
The initiative will produce recommendations outlining the priorities for research on organic agriculture in the Mediterranean countries, along with an electronic database and a related list of researchers and research institutions in the Mediterranean
A questionnaire was sent to MOAN representatives and other institutions, MOAN steering committee members, IFOAM ABM (Mediterranean Regional Group), and is available on the website of the Mediterranean Organic Network which is coordinated by MAIB.
Tentative programme
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Afternoon | 15.30 - 15.45 | Welcome address |
| 15.45 – 16.00 | Project presentation: Luigi Guarrera (MAIB) |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | The research on organic agriculture in the Mediterranean: a survey: Patrizia Pugliese (MAIB) |
| 16.15 – 16.30 16.30 – 18.00 | Coffee break Expert group discussion (to identify research priorities and needs and to assess the questionnaire outputs and complement them) Moderator: Ulrich Köpke (University of Bonn) |
| 16.30 – 17.15 | Group discussion 1: Agronomic aspects Rapporteur: Paola Migliorini (IFOAM – ABM) |
| 17.15 – 18.00 | Group discussion 2: Socio-economic aspects Rapporteur: Fabio Maria Santucci (University of Perugia) |
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Morning | 09.00 – 10.10 | Presentation of case studies from the Mediterranean Moderator: Lahcen Kenny (IAV - Hassan II) |
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| 09.00 – 09.15 | Case study 1: Turkey: Uygun Aksoy (Ege University- Turkey) |
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| 09.15 – 09.30 | Case study 2: Tunisia: Mohamed Ben Kheder (CTAB -Tunisia) |
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| 09.30 – 09.45 | Case study 3: MAIB experience in cooperation and research in the Mediterranean: Lina Al-Bitar (MAIB) |
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| 09.45 – 10.10 | Discussion |
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| 10.10 – 10.30 | Coffee break |
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| 10.30 – 13.00 | Research needs and funding opportunities on organic agriculture in the Mediterranean Moderator: Peter Midmore (Aberystwyth University) |
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| 10.30 – 10.45 | Presentation of TP organics: Cristina Micheloni (TP organics) |
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| 10.45 – 11.00 | Presentation of Mira project: Chiara Morini (MAIB) |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 | Reporting of the group discussion outcomes: F.M. Santucci e P. Migliorini |
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| 11.30 – 12.00 | Discussion |
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| 12.00 – 13.00 | Round table: Opportunities to fund research in the Mediterranean |
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More information
Links
- moan.iamb.it: Homepage of the MOAN Network
- moan.iamb.it: Conference homepage with questionnaire
- IMAB.it: Homepage of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute
Contact
- Dr. Lina Al Bitar, PhD
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari
Organic agriculture sector
Training coordination
Via Ceglie, 9
70010 Valenzano (BA)
Tel/Fax. +39 080 4606254