PRIMA CALLS FOR PROPOSALS 2018 ARE OPEN NOW !
PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. The initiative fosters joint research and innovation activities among Mediterranean countries, aiming at developing innovative and sustainable solutions in agriculture, food production and water provision, encouraging application by communities, enterprises and citizens.
By funding R&I through competitive calls, PRIMA aims to: “build research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions for agro-food systems, to make them sustainable, and for integrated water provision and management in the Mediterranean area, to make those systems and that provision and management more climate resilient, efficient, cost-effective and environmentally and socially sustainable, and to contribute to solving water scarcity, food security, nutrition, health, well-being and migration problems upstream”.
PRIMA consists of European Union Member States, Horizon 2020 Associated Countries and Mediterranean Partner Countries on an equal footing basis (co-ownership, co-management and co-funding) with the Participation of the European Commission, under the framework of an art.185 TFEU. To date, 19 countries committed to the initiative.
PRIMA programmes will support research and innovation through distinct types of actions/activities:
In Section 1:
Research & Innovation Actions (RIA), and Innovation actions (IA) as defined in the General Annexes of H2020
In Section 2:
Research and Innovation Activities (RIA*[2]) based on national rules
In Section 3:
National research programmes (PSIAs)
You can find relevant information on PRIMA calls for proposals as follows:
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
Deadline: Stage 1 Pre-proposals - 17th April, 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
Deadline: Stage 1 Pre-proposals - 17th April, 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
Deadline: Stage 1 Pre-proposals - 17th April, 2018 (17:00h CET)
Call: Section 2 – Multi-topic 2018
Thematic Area: Agro-Food value chain, Farming systems, Management of water
Topic: Transnational call funded by Participating States
Type of action: Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
Total indicative amount allocated to this call: EUR 30 million
Deadline: Stage 1 Pre-proposals – 27th March, 2018 (17:00h CET)
