ARIMNET2

ARIMNET2 - Coordination of research into Mediterranean agriculture

The ARIMNET2 network is an ERA-NET project funded under the European Union's 7th Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (2013-2016). The ARIMNET2 network is a partnership of 26 Science, Technology and Innovation funding agencies from the Mediterranean region in agriculture, coordinated by the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France. The main objectives of ARIMNET2 are:

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