Programmes
16 June 2025
PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area)
Programmes
16 June 2025
1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers
2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste
3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050
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PRIMA Programme is an ambitious joint programme based on the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation framework. It consists of European Union Member States, Horizon 2020 Associated Countries and Mediterranean Partner Countries on an equal footing basis (co-ownership, co-management and co-funding) with the Participation of the European Commission, under the framework of an art.185 TFEU. Currently, 19 countries are committed to the initiative. Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey have formally become PRIMA Participating States.
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CoC aspirational objectives
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1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers
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2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste
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3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050
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4. An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe
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5. Sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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6. Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership
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7. Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains
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The mission of the PRIMA initiative relies on achieving, supporting, and promoting integration, alignment, and joint implementation of national R&I programmes under a common research and innovation strategy to address the diverse challenges in water scarcity, agriculture, and food security.
For this purpose, the thematic areas of the PRIMA Programme are:
Integrated and sustainable management of water for arid and semi-arid Mediterranean areas
Sustainable farming systems under Mediterranean environmental constraints
Sustainable Mediterranean agro-food value chain for regional and local development.
What are the amounts funded?
From 2017 to 2031, the EU contributed €325 million to PRIMA, with an additional €384 million from participating states. The relevant budget is allocated in the form of grants as follows:
Water management in Nexus: EUR 10.9 million
Farming systems in Nexus: EUR 10.8 million
Agri-food value chain in Nexus: EUR 10.8 million
PRIMA Woman Greening Food Systems Award in the Mediterranean Region: two awards of EUR 10,000 each (20,000 euro in total)
Multi-topics: EUR 36 million
PRIMA is co-financed by the EU (Horizon 2020 & Horizon Europe) and participating states:
EU Member States: Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain.
Mediterranean Partner Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey.
The funding is managed by the European Commission, with contributions from participating states.
Related dates:
- Water management in Nexus: 15 July 2025 (17:00h Central European Time (CET)
- Farming systems in Nexus: 15 July 2025 (17:00h Central European Time (CET)
- Agri-food value chain in Nexus: 15 July 2025 (17:00h Central European Time (CET)
- PRIMA Woman Greening Food Systems Award in the Mediterranean Region: Prize contests will be launched in the first quarter of 2025 and remain open until the second quarter of 2025
- Multi-topics: 08 July, 2025 (17:00h Central European Time (CET)
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