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Agroforestry - a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland - has varied benefits, including increased biodiversity and reduced erosion. The combination of agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean is deeply rooted in a culture of tradition and niche production but fails nowadays to structure its knowledge to achieve an integrated system of good practices for the sustainability of production, the protection of the biodiversity of distinct ecosystems, the transfer of innovation and the increase in profitability for the territories/actors involved. Therefore, LIVINGAGRO will tackle these issues using an Open Innovation approach, based on the setting-up of two Living Laboratories making possible the co-creation of the economic and social values and the interactions between supply and demand, eliminating geographical and cultural barriers. A specific focus will be on olive multifunctional system (Living Laboratory 1) and grazed woodlands (Living Laboratory 2). Olive cultivation is representative of many Mediterranean rural areas, and traditionally olive orchards were and are often still managed as agroforestry systems, in combination with cereals, fodder legumes and/or pasture. Grazed woodlands are major agroforestry systems in the Mediterranean that highly contribute to sustaining Mediterranean local economies supplying both vegetal and animal products.
Key information
LIVINGAGRO
Cross Border Living laboratories for Agroforestry
A.2 Support to education, research, technological development and innovation
A.2.1 Technological transfer and commercialisation of research results
Italy,Jordan,Lebanon,Greece
Financial data
3.3 million
Total budget
2.9 million
EU contribution
%
10%
Project co-financing
Highlights
Project in numbers
6
Partners
4
Countries
12
Technical outputs
Project duration
Start date
End date
Partnership
News
Events
Library
Deliverables
Documents
Videos
What will be improved?
The identification and implementation of innovative value chains in agroforestry will create new opportunities for local communities in terms of sustainable farming practices and products diversification. In addition, food production stability will be improved over time, providing agricultural products of high quality while coping with limited resources and environmental constraints and generating increased farmers’ income. Finally, the project will lead to different innovations with high business potential in the fields of agricultural machinery, food products, omics techniques, optimised uses of agricultural, forestry and breeding by-products and residues.
Who will benefit?
Farmers and their organisations, extension services
Consultancy firms, research centers, universities
Local authorities, public or private companies, SMEs, industry, policymakers
Users of the developed innovations
Expected achievements
2 cross-border living laboratories established for innovation and technological transfer in agroforestry
4 research agreements between universities/research centers and the private sector
8 enterprises cooperating with research institutions in innovation activities
6 training courses on business creation
10 new products/services developed in the agroforestry sector
30 science to business brokerage events
20 technology transfer and intellectual property brokering services provided
About the project
LIVINGAGRO
Cross Border Living laboratories for Agroforestry
The project aims at experimenting two cross-border Living Laboratories based on Open Innovation approaches, to sustain education, R&D and TT in agroforestry reinforcing the co-operation between research, Institution, SME’s, farmers and their Organizations, industries and in general users. A specific focus will be on Agroforestry, considering olive multifunctional system (Living Laboratory 1) and grazed woodlands (Living Laboratory 2). Olive cultivation is representative of many Mediterranean rural areas, and traditionally olive orchards were managed as agroforestry systems, in combination with cereals, fodder legumes and/or pasture. Grazed woodlands are major agroforestry systems in the Mediterranean that highly contribute to sustaining Mediterranean local economies supplying both vegetal and animal products. The technology fields potentially interested in the project are many. Innovations, such as IT, agricultural machinery, new food products, new varieties, new omics techniques, new/optimized uses of agricultural, Forestry and breeding by-products and residues will be interested, extending the influence of the project in many sectors of the economy and related policies. The production and marketing sectors and, finally, the policy areas for the definition of regulatory instruments will be progressively involved with deeper analysis and a more numerous audience. These issues will be pursued using an Open Innovation approach implying the setting-up of two Living Laboratories making possible the co-creation of the economic and social values and the interactions between supply and demand for innovation and between stakeholders, eliminating geographical and cultural barriers.The project addresses the joint challenges of the Mediterranean area referring to farms, livestock, research centers, university, researchers, public or private companies for environmental protection, SMEs, Policymaker, Artisans and, in general, users.
Lead beneficiary
Regional forest agency for the development of Sardinia's territory and environment (Fo.Re.S.T.A.S.)
Italy
Sardegna
Contact
Giovanni Caria
Amministratore Unico
+390702799228
amministratoreunico@forestas.it
Giulia Pinna
Funzionario
+390702799233
giupinna@forestas.it
Giulia Pinna
Project Manager
+390702799233
giupinna@forestas.it
Fabrizio Floris
Financial Manager
+393404845377
fabfloris@tiscali.it
Federica Romano
Communication Manager
+393202781936
livingagro.communication@forestas.it
Sara Maltoni
Project manager
0702799214
smaltoni@forestas.it
Manuela Manca
Specialist
0784228248
manumanca@forestas.it
Dionigi Secci
Coordinator
0702799284
dssecci@forestas.it
Massimiliano Rosignoli
Auditor
+390744422977
studiorosignoli@libero.it
Maurizio Malloci
Director
3907027991
mallocimaurizio@gmail.com
Partner 1
Italian National Research Council, Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Science
Italy
Lazio
Contact
Marina Bufacchi
Dirigente tecnologo
+390755014538
marina.bufacchi@cnr.it
Massimo Inguscio
President
00390649937802
francesco.loreto@cnr.it
Francesco Loreto
Disba Director
00390649937803
francesco.loreto@cnr.it
Angelo Giacometti
Auditor
+390683782541
angelo.giacometti@ria.it.gt.com
Partner 2
National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension
Jordan
Contact
NIZAR HADDAD
DIRECTOR GENERAL
96264725071
DIRECTOR@NCARE.GOV.JO
Salam Ayoub
Director of Olive Research Department
962777492541
SAYOUB@NCARE.GOV.JO
Muhammad Al-Hasan
Auditor
065824718
aref.hasan@yahoo.com
Partner 3
Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
Lebanon
Contact
Michel AFRAM
President General Director
009618901575
lari@lari.gov.lb
Milad El Ryachi
Researcher
009613243711
mriachy@lari.gov.lb
Joseph KAHWAJI
Researcher
009613414071
jkahwaji@lari.gov.lb
Joanna Nader
Auditor
+9614717781
j.nader@uhy-lb.com
Bachir Sayah
Financial officer
-
sayah_bachir@hotmail.com
Peter Moubarak
Project Manager
+961 8 900037/47 220
pmoubarak@lari.gov.lb
Partner 4
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
Greece
Kriti
Contact
George BAOURAKIS
Director
00302821035000
baouraki@maich.gr
Panagiotis Kalaitzis
Studies and Research Coordinator
00302821035030
panagiot@maich.gr
Eleni Stamataki
Researcher
00302821035020
eleni@maich.gr
Georgios Dokos
Auditor
998683050
gdokos@e-hbp.gr
Partner 5
ATM Consulting sas
Italy
Sardegna
Contact
Mario Sanna
administrator
+393473626001
mario.sanna@libero.it
Dina Porazzini
Researcher
+393479555960
dina.porazzini@gmail.com
Francesco Taddei
Auditor
+390755288333
studio@francescotaddei.it
Associates
Associate 1
Assessorato della Difesa dell'Ambiente - Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
Italy
Associate 2
Assessorato dell'Agricoltura e Riforma Agropastorale della Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
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In this Episode the innovation concering olive tree, wild asparagus and free-range chicken polyculture is descibed which was experimented also by the project "AGFORWARD&q…
The portal offers stakeholders of the multifunctional olive systems and grazed woodlands sectors many different opportunities of interaction and knowledge transfer in an open …
The online meeting which take place from 20-22 July 2021 will represent an occasion for matching offer and demand of the Greek agroforestry stakeholders
The firm shall organize the brokerage event involving Greek key stakeholders with particular reference to Crete. Deadline for offer submission July 6th 2021.
Improvement of soil fertility and reduction of production costs is where innovation is needed, as highlighted by the farmers consulted in Italy, Greece, Jordan and Lebanon.
LIVINGAGRO and NETKITE project met on last December 14th and 16th 2020 for a capitalization and networking meeting to share achieved results and best practices and identify po…
The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute is searching for an ICT platform supplier, interested companies can apply until 4th of January 2021 at 1.00 p.m. (Beirut time)
CIHEAM-MAICH is looking for temporary staff with 1 full-time and one part-time position dedicated to support the impementation of the project activities.
The assessment of Lebanese polices supporting olive multifunctional systems was conducted in view of the establishment of LIVINGAGRO Living Laboratory 2.
Read about the advancement of national and international policies focusing at EU level and dealing with agroforestry systems and olive multifunctional systems in particular.
The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) is recruiting a Project Manager for providing support to the National Coordinator of the project, apply now!
Read a detailed overview of the ongoing project activities for achieving the two olive multifunctional systems and grazed woodlands Living Laboratories.
H.E. Mrs Maria Hadjitheodosiou, Ambassador of the EU to Jordan, reiterated her support to ENI CBC Med projects during a recent visit to the premises to the National Agricultural Research Center.
EURAF is the biennial initiative of the European Agroforestry Federation aimed at fostering the science and practice of agroforestry across Europe and beyond.
Discover LIVINGAGRO, a new project funded under the ENI CBC Med Programme, 1st call for standard projects, addressing technological transfer and innovation in agroforestry!
