ARIMNET2

ARIMNET2 – Coordination of research in Mediterranean agriculture

The ARIMNET2 network is an ERA-NET project funded under the European Union's Seventh Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (2013-2016). The ARIMNET2 network is a partnership of 26 Science, Technology, and Innovation funding agencies in the Mediterranean region in agriculture, coordinated bythe Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France. The main objectives of ARIMNET2 are:

• develop anintegrated strategic research agenda that outlines priorities in agriculture in the Mediterranean region. This agenda will be used to strengthen cooperation between national research programs;
• consolidate the cooperation mechanisms initiated in the previous network – ARIMNet, through the launch of two joint Calls for research projects and monitoring of funded projects;
• demonstrate the feasibility of carrying out other joint activities in some areas of relevance to the project, implemented through strategic pilot actions;
• promote awareness of knowledge and innovation systems in agriculture in order to ensure that agricultural research has an impact on stakeholders in the Mediterranean region and their economies.