1 / 8

The Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean and its e-infrastructure tool

This project aims to strengthen scientific cooperation in agricultural research in the Mediterranean region, addressing key issues such as food security, climate change, and natural resources management. It is supported and funded by the European Commission, and involves 6 EU members, 2 associated countries, and 4 Mediterranean Partner Countries. The project includes mapping and information exchange, analysis of research activities, joint activities, and calls for proposals. A common database and Mediterranean Internet Portal on agricultural research will be developed to improve efficiency and collaboration.

claynoel
Download Presentation

The Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean and its e-infrastructure tool

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean and its e-infrastructure tool Presented by WP1 Leader Mipaaf-IT, Annamaria Marzetti & Serenella Puliga

  2. ARIMNet NETWORK An European project coordinated by France (INRA) and Tunisia (IRESA) including as full members: • 6 EU members (Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and France) • 2 associated countries (Turkey and Israel) • 4 Mediterranean Partner Countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria) • CIHEAM and ICARDA are associated to the project to benefit by their expertise and better coordinate the activities in the Mediterranean area. A project supported and funded by the European Commission in the framework of ERANET Actions to: • reinforce the scientific cooperation between countries of the Mediterranean area, creating a research community through the coordination of national programmes in agricultural research; • address jointly the common key issues for Mediterranean agriculture such as: sustainable development, management of natural resources and mitigation of threats resulting from global change; • better fulfil the expectations of decision makers, stakeholders and Mediterranean people MIPAAF-IT

  3. Challenges Food security and food safety Climate change Natural resources management (water and soil energy) Use of genetic resources Emerging/invasive diseases Health and nutrition Urbanisation and rural development Strategy need-driven approach based on four steps each one contributing on its own to strengthen the cooperation, and providing the basis for the design of the next stages: • Information exchange and mapping to improve mutual acquaintance and share of best practices (country & global reports) • Strategic orientation of research programmes to eliminate overlapping and open novel issues (stakeholders conference Valencia October 2010) • Joint activities to consolidate and harmonise partnership, outline common vision and agenda • Calls for proposals to expand the structuring impact of the network (2011). MIPAAF-IT

  4. Structure and activities WP 1 Mapping and information exchange WP5 WP5 WP 2 Analysis of gaps and overlaps in current research activities WP 4 Calls for proposals Funding COMMON DATABASE WP5 WP 3Implementation of joint activities WP5 MIPAAF-IT

  5. COMMON DATABASE Mediterranean Internet Portal on agricultural research Information System on Mediterranean Agriculture Research (ISMAR) improve efficiency and strengthen agri-Med research potential • STEPS: • Development of a web site: internet and intranet (intranet as working place for project partnersto exchange documents and information) • Development of a discussion forum open to all stakeholders • Development of a dynamic database : overview of the programmes and map of the research capacity involved with Mediterranean agriculture (“assisted search" interface) • Interaction with other ICT tools dealing with Mediterranean agriculture. MIPAAF-IT

  6. Database Features Standards(adopting and/or adapting existing standards): • AiDA metadata set (Development Gateway Foundation, Inc.) • Common European Research Information Format (European Commission) • Web based Information Services for Agricultural Research for Development (Wageningen International) • ISO 639 standard for language (two letter code) • ISO 3166 standard for country (two letter code) • ISO 4217 for currency (three letter code) Classification schemes based on: • Enumerated List ( source: Euro CRIS , current research information systems) Search by keywords: AGROVOC Thesaurus AGROVOC is a multilingual, structured and controlled vocabulary designed to cover the terminology of all subject fields in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and related domains. Tools: open source MySql ( database), PHP, Linux MIPAAF-IT

  7. Database architecture MIPAAF-IT

  8. Thankyouforyourattention www.arimnet.net michel.dodet@paris.inra.frCoordinator m.montedoro@politicheagricole.gov.it WP 1 Leader benrayana.aniss@iresa.agrinet.tn Information System Manager moshen.krichi@iresa.agrinet.tn Database Manager

More Related