Excerpt of the interview with CIHEAM-MAIB Director

CIHEAM-MAIB

Issue 2 June-July 2011

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In this issue:

Interview with the Director 1

Education/Training 2

Research/Cooperation

and Networking

3

ARMINet project Call 3

L&W : cooperation project 4

IPM: cooperation project 5

SA & RD: Project call 6

Country focus: Egypt 7

Follow-up survey findings 8-9

Latest News/ Upcoming events 10

Latest publications CIHEAM-MAIB 11

Successful stories 12

Editorial information 13

Summer 2011 Issue 2 June-July 2011

Summer sentence

“ “...Unity in diversity,

diversity in the unity:

we all have different

background, but

share same

objectives...”

“Agriculture plays a decisive role in the crises of Mediterranean

countries”

“….Lacirignola crossed the Mediterranean in width and length for years, bearing the message of coop-

eration in agriculture, with initiatives of excellence. At the same time, the IAM of Bari was attended by

thousands of Mediterranean agronomists, who followed advanced and especially targeted courses of

specialisation to deal with needs of agriculture in their various countries of origin. The courses consti-

tuted the victory of the transfer of knowledge over linguistic, cultural and religious barriers.”

Mr. Lacirignola, the Mediterranean today is

fraught with uneasiness, which creates un-

certainty in situations that have been consoli-

dated over time. Does agriculture play a role

in what happening?

“It plays a deceive role. Sixty percent of the

population along the southern coast of the Medi-

terranean lives in rural environments and derives

its livelihood from agriculture. And agriculture has

come to a standstill there for a variety of reasons,

primarily due to a lack of adequate resources.

Migratory flows come primarily from this part of

the world. Europe should be more incisive and

positive on Mediterranean agriculture as our

policies of partnership all hinge on this sector. If

we do not resume travelling this road, Europe will

pay a price in terms of political stability and

migratory flows that are not easy to control. The

effects of the international crisis in Mediterranean

farmlands is intermingled with the effects of

intellectual unemployment in the cities: this is an

explosive mixture if it is not governed and if

solutions and outlets are not found. In Tunisia, 56

percent of the young people with university

degrees are unemployed, and the figure is 60

percent in Egypt”.

How would you consider the events in

Tunisia?

“ The new prospects have opened up. I am

moderately optimistic. Tunisia is a traditionally

moderate country. It entertains close relations

with Europe. The country can now develop its

own model of democracy and it could be an

example for other countries. The vents in Tunisia

took place in an extremely rapid manner because

of the Internet, which is an extraordinarily democ-

ratic instrument. The events were a sort of dom-

ino effect of a series of negative economic fac-

tors that have hindered the development of

people and the community in the manner they

desire, and so they are rebelling. Europe has

also had a negative influence.

Europe stopped rowing the boat in the right

direction because the crisis obliged authorities to

deal with internal emergencies, such as the one

in Greece. But it is not Tunisia that concerns us

most today; there are more complex situations in

the Mediterranean starting from Egypt”.

Why is the Union for the Mediterranean at a

standstill?

“ There are well-known reasons, which are more

evident today internationally. But we are aware of

an equally important reason that has not been

taken into great consideration, which concerns

Brussels. The “eurocracy” of Brussels has never

accepted the sharp abandonment of the

“Barcelona Process”, which had consolidated

mechanisms through which initiatives were pro-

duced and found financial coverage, and this

new course imposed by the French presidency

was not sufficiently developed in the rest of the

community. Heads of government agreed, but

the necessary technical and bureaucratic appa-

ratus was not ready to take action behind them.

We are playing the consequences today, be-

cause this had led to near-paralysis of initiatives”.

Source: Felice A., 2011. The interview. Green Med Journal. The Mediterranean Fresh Produce Magazine. V. 01/11 , p. 9-10.

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Education/Training

Closing ceremony academic year 2010-2011

Master of science courses:

Land and Water Resources Management (L&W) Link Integrated Pest Management of Mediterranean fruits trees species (IPM) Link Mediterranean Organic Agriculture (MOA) Link

Advanced specialised course:

Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) Link

For more

information please

contact:

didattica@iamb.it

Academic year 2011-2012 (Consult our website)

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On Friday, June 24 2011, the first part of 2010-2011 master courses at CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari was officially closed with an awards ceremony.

During this first part of the academic year (which started on November 2010), 93 students from 20 coun-tries and 4 geographical areas ( 73% from South Medi-terranean and Middle East countries) arrived at MAIB campus (Fig.1 & 2) and various Education/Training ac-tivities were achieved:

13 students completed the first-year Master course program on L&W

13 students completed the first-year Master course program on IPM

14 students completed the first-year Master course program on MOA and

15 students completed the advanced course program on SA

Furthermore, 39 students from the three first-year Mas-ter courses took their final exams before an Interna-tional examination board, which resulted in:

24 Cum maxima laude diplomas,

15 Cum laude diplomas. Speeches were given by Mr. Cosimo Lacirignola, MAIB Director, Prof. Ben Mechlia (INAT, Tunisia) and Prof. Raymond Yokomi (USDA, California). They em-phasized the course organization as well as the good results achieved by students.

After announcing the graduated students, awards were granted to the best students of each course. The 2010-2011 awardees for their excellent results (Cum maxima laude) are: Raddah Faiçal (L&W, Mo-rocco), Moujahed Rihem (IPM, Tunisia), Azzi Loubna (MOA, Morocco) and Bekele Mahlet (SA, Ethiopia). The ceremony was followed by the traditional gala lunch in MAIB garden.

Fig.2: Students distribution by country (n=93)

Fig. 1: Students distribution by geographical and regional area

Students Cremeony Video linkography:

IPM 2010-2011

Master IAMB 2009-2010

L&W 2008-2009

MOA 2008-2009

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Research, Cooperation and Networking

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Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean

Area “ARIMNet”

The ARIMNet Project (Agricultural Research In the Mediterranean Network), funded by the European

Union, aims at coordinating National Agricultural Research Programmes to strengthen the capacities of its

members to address in a coordinated way the major challenges that the Mediterranean agriculture is facing.

In this perspective, ARIMNet is lauching a call for joint transnational research, based on funds from 12 parti-

cipating countries from the northern, eastern and southern part of the Mediterranean Basin learn more ......

Official ARIMNet JOINT CALL FOR TRANSNATIONAL RE-

SEARCH PROPOSALS

Announcement of ARIMNet Call LINK

The call is fitted for large projects involving several par-tners from different countries. Based on a common virtual pot of around 7 million Euros, we expect to finance from 8

to 13 projects.

Call Topics

1- Production systems and their components: Developing sustainable agricultural production in a context of increa-

sing ecological and climatic stresses

a) Resilience, rusticity, flexibility of the production systems;

b) Improving the economic and environmental efficiency of

production systems, agroecology;

c) Integrated approaches to reduce endemic and emerging animal

and plant diseases;

d) Sustainable management of pastoral and rangeland farming;

e) Water saving techniques, reduction of chemical inputs, soil

protection;

f) Agricultural and agro‐environmental policies design.

2- Food chain from production to distribution: Enhancing the advantages of Mediterranean agriculture in develo-

ping products with high added value

a) Production and processing technologies;

b) Marketing, supply chain organization, transportation;

c) Food safety;

d) Quality standards, labelling, geographical indications;

e) Reducing post harvest losses;

f) Incentives for innovation, private and public investments.

3- Landscape and resources uses for agricultural and environmental purposes: Sustainable management of

land and natural resources

a) Spatial aspects of agricultural use of natural resources,

b) Agro‐ecosystems and landscape mosaics;

c) Periurban and urban agriculture;

d) Relationship between coastal areas and hinterland;

e) Land property and land structures;

f) Agricultural, environmental and rural development

policies.

Application procedure

The call is published officially the 20

th of June

2011. Proposals should be submitted before the 25

th September of 2011 via Electronic Submis-

sion System (ESS). http://arimnet.eracall.eu

The research projects have to fit with one or seve-ral subtopics covered by the call. They have to as-sociate partners from at least 3 countries of ARIM-Net from which at least one from the 6 members of the European Union and one of the 6 South and E a s t e r n M e d i t e r r a n e a n c o u n t r i e s . The list of countries and contact persons, the a-mount available for this call and the guidelines for applicants are available on the ESS website and are also enclosed in the links below Guidelines for Applicants LINK

How to submit LINK

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Land and Water Resources Management Division

lamaddalena@iamb.it

Conceptual, Methodological Aspects and Tools for Irrigation Systems

Auditing (PISEAU II)

Title

2009-2011 Duration

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs-DGCS Financied by

1- CIHEAM- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy

2- IRESA/INAT- Agricultural Institute for Research and Higher

Education/ National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia

Partners

To train the technicians responsible of the irrigation services at the public

administrations, in the different regions of the country

Overall objective

To realise and update a conceptual methodology for irrigation systems analysis;

To develop adequate tools for controllers, enabling them to undertake diagnostic

studies respecting the water law;

To ensure and adequate and continuous training to the controllers-trainers;

To elaborate a data base for farmers associations (GIC*), to reinforce their opera-

tions skills and the work, with the daily control of the water re source and the users;

To install on complex irrigation systems, for experimental purposes, a network for hydraulic parameters measuring and transmitting (from the dam to the delivery out-let), for acquiring a chronological and reliable data set, necessary for a rational man-

agement of the water

Specific

objectives

Acquiring of competencies in the methodologies for analysis and control of irriga-

tion systems;

Training of 23 irrigation systems Controllers/Trainers;

Realisation of a thematic data base;

Training of 2 engineers guided by the staff of INAT and MAIB, through annual schol-

arship

Interaction with the Italian experience in operation and management of irrigation

systems.

Expected

Results

COOPERATION PROJECT

*: Groupes d’Intérêt Collectif

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Integrated Pest Management of Mediterranean fruit

Tree species Division donghia@iamb.it

Programme de Certification des Plants pour Améliorer la Production

Fruitière en Algérie

Title

2008-2011 Duration

Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Italien -DGCS

Ministère de l’Agriculture et de Développement Rural Algérien-MADRA

Financied by

1- CIHEAM- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, IAM-B Project leader

– Université de Bari-UNIBA

– Service Phytosanitaire de Ministère d’Agriculture et des Politiques Agricoles... MiPaaF

et de la Région des Pouilles

– Conseil National de Recherche CNR /Sièges de Bari et Palermo

– Centre de Recherche en Agriculture– Pathologie Végétale CRA-PVA-Roma et Acireale

– Centre de Recherche et d’Expérimentation en Agriculture -CRSA

– Consortium des Pépiniéristes des Pouilles -CO VIP

2- Ministère de l’Agriculture et de Développement Rural Algérien-MADRA

- Institut National de la Protection des Végétaux- INPV

- Institut National de l’Arboriculture Fruitière et de la Vigne - ITAFV

- Centre National de Contrôle et de Certification des Semences et plants- CNCC

Partners

Mettre une modernisation au secteur de l’arboriculture fruitière algérienne pour l’amélio-

ration de la qualité et de la production et créer l’opportunité de revenus pour les opéra-

teurs

Overall objective

Activation du service de certification des pépiniéristes pour le développement d’une

culture fruitière de qualité Specific

objectives

Mise à niveau du cadre législatif, harmonisé avec les standards internationaux.

Renforcement des services phytosanitaires (DPVCT - INPV), de contrôle et certification (CNCC).

Production et conservation des clones dont les caractéristiques phytosanitaires et variétales sont certifiées (ITAFV).

Mise en place de structures (Screen house) et parcs a bois pour la production de matériel sain (ITAFV, GSPG et établissements producteurs agrées).

Introduction des nouvelles variétés.

Assistance technique pour la mise à niveau de l’encadrement technique et des laboratoires (INPV, ITAFV, CNCC) selon les standards internationaux.

Expected

Results

COOPERATION PROJECT Project Responsible:

Biagio Di Terlizzi

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Considering that most current agro-food systems are not sustainable due to loss of biodiversity, natu-ral resources degradation, climate change, high en-ergy input, erosion of the Mediterranean diet, ur-gent measures are needed to promote and dissemi-nate the concept of “sustainable diets” in the various contexts worldwide, both in industrialized and in de-veloping countries.

“...Sustainable diets are those diets with low envi-ronmental impacts which contribute to food and nu-trition security and to healthy life for present and future generations. Sustainable diets are protective and respectful of biodiversity and ecosystems, cul-turally acceptable, accessible, economically fair and affordable; nutritionally adequate, safe and healthy; while optimizing natural and human re-sources.” (International Scientific Symposium on “Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets - United against Hunger”, 3-5 November 2010, FAO-Rome).

Based on such a shared definition, the secretariat of the Cross-cutting Initiative on Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (Convention on Biological Diversity, FAO and Bioiversity International) welcomes CI-HEAM’s[1] proposal to collaborate in the organiza-tion of the International Workshop to be held in Bari in November 2011 to formulate Guidelines for the

Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet.

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A Call for Action for Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet

These Guidelines comprise the following elements:

- features of the Mediterranean diet common to the different Mediterranean food cultures;

- steps and measures to safeguard and promote the Mediterranean diet; and

- recommendations for multi-sectoral policy instru-ments to ensure the sustainability of the Mediter-ranean agro-food systems.

The workshop will also identify the characteristics of the Mediterranean diet that can serve as a model for sustainable diets in other ecosystems.

The Mediterranean Diet was recognized by UNESCO, in November 2010, as intangible cultural heritage of humanity[2].

On May 26, 2011, the Steering Committee[2] of the International Workshop held its first meeting at CI-HEAM-Bari to prepare the program around the fol-lowing research and action priority areas:

- contribution of the Mediterranean diet to biodiversity promotion in Mediterranean agro-food systems; - social and economic sustainability of the Mediterranean diet; - nutrition and health aspects of the Mediterranean diet; - relationship between the Mediterranean diet and traditional knowledge in Mediterranean communities; - environmental impacts of Mediterranean agro- food systems on natural resources in the region, particularly climate change.

The Steering Committee invites national and re-gional governments of the Mediterranean Basin, International Organizations, research institu-tions, civil society and the private sector to con-

tribute to the success of the workshop.

[1] « … derives from the Greek word “diaita” – way of living – it is a social practice based on “know-how, knowledge, and traditions ranging from the landscape to the table and that concern, in the Mediterranean basin, cultures, harvest, fishery, conservation, preparation, cooking and, in particular, the way of consum-ing» (http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00394) [2] Barbara BURLINGAME (FAO – Rome), Martina OTTO, (UNEP – Paris), Roberto CAPONE (CIHEAM Bari), Denis LAIRON (FENS – Marseille), Rekia BEL-HASEN (IUNS – Morocco), Martine PADILLA (CIHEAM – Montpellier), Massimo Iannetta, (ENEA, Rome), Habiba HASSAN-WASSEF, (NRC - Egypt) , Joan Reguant (FDM Barcelona), Sandro DERNINI (FAO Rome), Stefano PADULOSI (Bioversity International - Rome), Xavier MEDINA (ICAF – Europe)

Country focus: Egypt

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The S.P.I.I.E. project (Integrated Production Systems be-tween Italy and Egypt) stems from the willingness of build-ing and stabilizing a decentralized institutional cooperation framework through consolidating partnership between Ital-ian regions and central and territorial Egyptian Authorities Read more…

The final workshop of the S.P.I.I.E. project was held in Cairo on July, 5

th 2011. The aim of the initiative - funded by

eight Italian regions (Basilicata , Calabria , Campania , Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio , Molise , Sicilia and Puglia) headed by Apulia, in collaboration of the Egyptian team of ARC-HRI (Agriculture Research Center-Horticulture Research Insti-tute, both institutions from the Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation -MALR ), having the technical support of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari - has been the restructuring and modernization of the Egyptian fresh pro-duce sector through harmonization of the voluntary and binding rules as well as at improving and increasing quality fruit and vegetable production in Egypt meeting the needs of seasonality and complementarities with Italian produc-tion.

It is also intended to favour the harmonization of the proce-dures and protocols between the two countries for transfer-ring and sharing information between the public control bod-ies of imported and exported goods to facilitate trade activi-ties between Egypt and Italy

The project has encouraged the establishment and devel-opment of agreements between Egyptian and Italian actors. Besides the Italian Ambassador in Cairo Mr. Claudio Pacifico, the workshop was attended by the Egyptian Minis-ter of Agriculture, Ayman Abou Hadid (pictured) and the the director of he Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari

(MAIB) Cosimo Lacirignola.

In his speech, Mr. Cosimo Lacirignola recalled the role played by the MAIB, which in recent years, through training courses and master classes held in Bari has trained more than 400 Egyptians top level managers in the agricultural sector.

July 5th

, 2011: The final workshop of the S.P.I.I.E.

project

Italy is confirmed as Egypt’s first European partner in the agro food industry. A contribution came from the S.P.I.I.E project, started in Sep-tember 2009 by a group of Egyptian and Italian experts, coordinated by the CIHEAM -Mediterranean Agro-nomic Institute of Bari.

EGYPT*-ITALY PARTNERSHIP STRENGHTENED BY THE S.P.I.I.E. PROJECT

*: Egypt has been CIHEAM member since 1986

Sources : http://www.greenmed.eu/news-1087.html http://www.misrnewsagency.com/main/art.php?id=80&art=9620 http://eg-it-gateway.com/en/home

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FORMER TRAINEES NEWTORK (FTN) learn more driouech@iamb.it

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background and objectives

Follow-up studies are commonly used by academic Institu-tions to evaluate and assess the effectiveness of their edu-cational and academic programs. The results of such stud-ies can be used to avoid mistakes and improve perform-ance in the future (Erickson, 1947). Those studies often seek to measure the relationship between the training the students received and the expertise needed for their occu-pational placement (Randavay, 1990). Moreover , Graham (2001) reported that If Agricultural industries are to survive, the agriculture curriculum must be dynamic and able to adjust to new situations and environment that help to im-prove on-the-job effectiveness of future graduates. There-fore, the on-going follow-up survey of the Former Trainees of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari attempted mainly to:

1- update the database of the former trainees records and keep in contact with them; 2- ascertain what impact the MAIB Actions (Training, Re-search and Cooperation) have on their career progress.

Methodology

Procedures: The tool used to conducted the follow-up survey is a self-administered questionnaire. It was de-signed and developed in August-September 2010 and was made available through the surveymonkey website, in English and French languages. More than 1300 former students/trainees, who attended Educational/Training programs at MAI of Bari between the years 1998 and 2010, were invited via email, phone or fax to follow a link which allowed them to complete the questionnaire online. Participation was entirely volunteer and responses were analyzed only in aggregate.

Questionnaire structure: The questionnaire used a com-

bination of one and/or multiple choice and open-ended

questions, allowing for free text input. It was developed

into 2 main sections A: FTN data base updating and B:

FTN Follow-up. The two sections are articulated in 6 parts:

(1) General information and demographic data; (2) Career

progress and further development; (3) Recognition of re-

search excellence; (4) Commercial spin-offs; (5) Scientific

outputs and (6) Overall evaluation .

Findings progress (latest data processing June

2011)

Selected findings are presented regarding (a) Membership

distribution by attended courses (b) Activity of FT’ em-

ployer/organisation (c) Current FT employer Status (d)

Location of FT employer.

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Follow-up survey: findings progress (June 2011)

Objective two: Career progress When respondents were asked about the activity of their employer/ organization in relation to their job posi-tion 41 %, 19 % and 6% indicated respectively Re-search, High Education and Industry/private while 34 % mentioned other (i.e. PhD student, freelance, un-employed..etc). Further specifications and data analy-sis are needed to elucidate whether the current job position of the respondents is correlated or not with

their MAIB former Education/training at MAIB (Fig 2).

Fig. 2 Source: our elaboration form MAIB’s follow -up survey

Objective one: Updating demographic data … The sample of respondents reached a total of 454 memberships, a 14% increase compared to first data processed in February 2011 (link), and still not equally distributed among women and men (33 % and 67% respectively). The 454 members completed their demographic data and updated their records. The membership rating showed that 25 %, 17% and 27% have post-graduated respectively on Msc courses L&W: ; IPM: and MOA.. Instead 19% ; 13 % and 21% attended specialized advanced courses respectively on SA, FAD and various short courses. The summing-up of the percent responding resulted in 122% . The latest value is explained by the fact that of respondents were indentified in more than one course choice. Spe-cifically, 6 respondents of the sample have attended

one to two courses (i.e. SA and MOA..) (Fig.1).

Fig. 1

Source: our elaboration form MAIB’s follow -up survey data

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What is the legal status of your employer/

organisation?

Among the surveyed sample, 65% of respondents indi-cated that they are working in Public Agricultural Institu-tions (i.e. Ministry of agricultures). While only 6 % iden-tified the status of their employer as a semi-public. In-stead 21 % have their own business or worked in pri-vate sector (Fig. 3). It noticed that sum of percent of re-sponding is less than 100. This is explained by the fact that 7 % of respondent skipped to answer this question.

Is your present employer located in your home

country?

The 91% of surveyed respondents indicated home country as location of their employer. This preliminary findings support the CIHEAM-MAIB mission . And only 9 % are working abroad (i.e USA, Canada , EU..). Motiva-tions of working abroad were various: lack of job oppor-

tunities , family reasons (Fig 4).

General conclusions and recommendations

The 454 respondents felt satisfied overall with MAIB’ experience and with their participation in the follow-up survey study. The total number reached, as a FTN membership, represented a 41 % over 1300 contacted former students/trainees. Additionally the on-going follow-up survey still providing a wealth of extremely valu-able and reliable indicators, information, ideas and insights for the MAIB administration. The findings of this study highlight the importance of involving former students/trainees in MAIB’s courses and programs curricula. It is also a valuable technique for providing informative data for MAIB institution which can be utilized in im-proving various aspects of the current and future programs.

A limitations of follow-up studies is the inability to generalized beyond the study population. All recommenda-tions from this on-going research specifically addressed the CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari Education/Training and Research programs. Finally, continued follow-up studies should be conducted to track curricula changes and determine if those changes are reflected in former trainees’ response.

References Erickson C.E., 1947. A basic text for guidance workers. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Graham L.D. 2001. Are We Preparing the Society Ready Graduate?. 28th Annual national Agricultural Education Research Conference, December 12-2011-P. 269. Randavay S., 1990. A follow-up study of the Doctoral program in Agricultural and Extension Education. Journal of Agricultural

Follow-up survey : findings progress (June 2011)

Fig. 4

Source: our elaboration form MAIB’s follow -up survey data

Fig. 3

Source: our elaboration form MAIB’s follow -up survey data

Selected questions form questionnaire Part 2:

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Highlights

Upcoming events

August, 3-7: Summer event FTN initiative will be represented at Mt. Shasta Summit Century-California USA Read more

August, 10-12 : FTN contact person will be meeting the Executive Director of @Cal Alumni Association Read more

September, 8-11. The 23rd

International exhibition of natural products-Bologna Italy Read more

September 7-8. CIHEAM- MAI of Montpellier-France, 9th seminar on Quality for Research and Education Read more

September 9. FAO– Deadline Call for Abstracts for the Interna-tional Scientific Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security Information Read more..

September 18-22 , Horticulture

for the Future Conference, Lorne, Victoria-Australia – Call for Abstract- Further information is available at the conference web site link Read more

September 28-30. Tunis-Tunisia. 4th Green Med Forum-Tunis : Fresh Produce Networking in the Mediterra-nean, Read more

October 3-5: 3rd International Drought Management Confer-ence Canberra, Australia Call for papers. Read more

October 25-28. CIHEAM IAM of Bari -Italy MIRA project: Train-ing Seminar for Capacities Build-ing in the MPC to improve their participation in the FP, Organiza-tion of a Seminar of writing and management of FP7 projects …. Read more

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June 12 : TP organics Conference: “Sustainable food chains for a European Strategy and Action

Plan towards a sustainable knowledge-based bio-economy by 2020– Brussels, Read more

June 20 -22: Conference: Integrated water resource management Mediterranean: Dialogue

towards new strategy Agadir- Morocco Read more...

June 23-24: Sustainable Foods Summit: New Horizons for Eco-Labels and Sustainability

Amsterdam-Netherlands Read more...

July 5 : Indian delegation from JAIN irrigation systems Ltd. company visited MAIB Institute and facile

ties L&W division

July 11-12: Workshop : Building Strategies for Africa: Adding-value through Organic Agriculture

Brussels Read more...

July 13-14 : International workshop: The Integration of Gender Dimension in Integrated Water

Resources Management: Lessons and Challenges of the Mediterranean Region

GEWAMED Project European Parliament- Brussels Read more...

July 22-28 : Summer training on Organic Agriculture at MAI of Bari , Beneficiaries: 13

farmers from Saudi Arabia, financed by GTZ.

August 22 - 25: The 24th European Society for Rural Sociology Congress MAI Chania -Greece

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more Novagrimed project Learn more

May 31 : Seminar of Alex Podolinsky on: Soil

fertility agriculture production health according

to Australian biodynamic agriculture ,

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Watch letter n° 17 : Financing Agricultural and Rural Development in the Mediterranean Analytical Note n° 63 : Euro-Mediterranean Agricultural Dynamics Press Review : June 2011 Briefing note n° 74 : The Cold Chain, food security and Economic Development

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Mme Sanaa Zebakh Former Master course on L&W academic years 1999-2001

Education/Training

Sanaa Zebakh was born in Rabat in 1977, after com-pleting higher education in the Island of Comoros, she graduated as Agricultural Engineer in Horticulture sci-ences at the Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (IAV) -Hassan II of Rabat, Morocco.

In 2001, she has got a Master’s Degree in Land and Water Management (L&W) at Mediterranean Agro-nomic Institute of Bari-Italy (CIHEAM-MAIB) discussing a thesis, supervised by Prof. Atef Hamdy and Prof. R. Choukrallah on “Production of two varieties of pepper under saline irrigation in Hydroponic and full ground systems. Receiving award of Merit “Best MAIB’s the-sis. The research work directly contributes to test and validate advanced techniques in plant irrigation and nutrition using saline water and comparing different substrates under hydroponic system.

Professional experiences

After her MAIB’s study and experience, Mme Zebakh worked at the Ministry of Higher Education, Executive Training and Scientific Research. Direction of Scientific Research and Cooperation, Rabat Morocco as :

- Head of the Research & Development Natural Re-sources Unit 2002-2007

- Head of the Technologies Development Division 2007-2010

- Responsible of the Moroccan National Contact Point on European Framework Program (FP’s) 2004-2010

Her main duties were 1- Managing and fostering high level policy dialogue and EU projects, 2. Implementing and overseeing of a national contact point structure (NCP) endorsing the Moroccan-EU S&T policy dia-logue.

“Our success is when our former students progress well…”

In 2010, and during the annual ITWIIN

“Associazione Italiana Donne Inventrici ed Inno-vatrici” Conference & Award, she got AIWECA’s distinction ( Award for an Innovative professional Women in the Euro- Mediterranean Cooperation in Agriculture) .

International Training and Workshop par-

ticipation

Mme Zebakh has been involved in different work-

shops and activities as scholar visiting and trainee at

various International organizations and Institutions

worldwide:

- Selected participant to the 'Professional Mentor-

ing of Women in Science and Technology' pro-

gram hosted by the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

USA (2 months , 2009).

- Training course on “Sustainable Development

“NEBAME”, (3 months) Balkan and Mediterranean

Central and local administrations Network, Organ-

ized by La Sapienza University- Rome, Italy.

- Selected as the Moroccan participant to attend

“S&T management Training course for Research-

ers in OIC countries”, organized by the Academy of

sciences, Malaysia, 2005.

- Twinning visits to National Contact Points on FP's

in Switzerland, Poland and Belgium in 2008.

- Nominated as Moroccan young scientist to take

part to the first general conference of the WAYS,

co-organized by UNESCO, WAYS, TWAS and Mo-

roccan Ministry of Higher Education.

At present, she is covering the position of Deputy

Director at IAV-Hassan II, Cooperation, Partnership

and Development Unit and FP7 National Contact

Point for Food Agriculture and Biotechnology.

Contact email: dcpd@iav.ac.ma; sanaa.zebakh@yahoo.com Web site :www.iav.ac.ma

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