LMSPs have been set up in each Country at the beginning of the project and very important ideas arose during the meetings which positively influenced 4CE-MED activities and helped understand how these innovative cropping systems should be scaled up to a commercial level. The most important topics discussed during the LMSPs meetings were: Identification of…
Last first september the 4CE-MED Italian Stakeholder Platform included 17 members, (farmers, farmer advisors, regional policy makers and farmer associations). In particular, eight were women, and eight young people. The participants of the Platform represented different geographical areas of Italy, from the North to the South. Main outcomes of the National Stakeholder Platform held in…
In the framework of the 4CE-MED project different harvesting strategies were tested. In Italy the trials were developed at the experimental farm of the University of Bologna, situated in Cadriano (BO). The UNIBO team and the CREA team jointly run this activity. An innovative harvesting strategy was developed by cutting and swathing camelina plants when…
4CE-MED partners want to tell you about the implemented activities in the frame of this Mediterranean experience. You can subscribe our NEWSLETTER that we plan to publish once a year compiling the progress and results of our project. THE FIRST ONE IS ALREADY PUBLISHED! If you want to be kept up to date, we…
4CE-MED partners are pleased to present this video as a summary of that amazing initiative that is taking palce in the Mediterranean Area. The 4CE-MED consortium was conceived in order to follow a multi-actor approach. The consortium includes 11 partners from 7 different PRIMA countries (Geographic Area PRIMA): 4 EU (MED-EU) and 3 non-EU (MED),…
CREA, one of the Italian partners of 4CE-MED project. CREA is performing experimental tests in collaboration with Camelina Company to study and asses the existing constrains of the mechanical harvesting of Camelina. One of the main targets of the 4CE-MED project is to define, optimize and test under real operational conditions locally tailor-made 4CE-MED solutions to…
One of the main targets of the 4CE-MED (Camelina: a Cash Cover Crop Enhancing water and soil conservation in MEDiterranean dry-farming systems) project is to engage local stakeholders in each of the seven participating countries (Italy, Greece, Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia). To achieve this goal local multi-stakeholder platforms (LMSPs) have been created since…
In the first stage of the 4CE-MED project, under the work package 1 “Local Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (LMSP)” have been launched with the aim to locally co-design the optimal tailor-made solutions including Camelina Sativa as a cash cover crop for the Mediterranean environments. The local boards will include in each country long-term CA adopters who will…
The first meeting of the 4CE-MED Italian stakeholder platform (including 15 members, i.e. farmers, farmer advisors, regional and national policy makers, and farmer association representatives) took place online on the 20th July 2020 The platform, which will engage new members in the coming months, has been set up to represent different geographical areas across Italy,…
