MADRE
Metropolitan Agriculture for Developing an innovative, sustainable and Responsible Economy
MADRE is an Interreg MED Modular project on Capitalisation that focuses on the priority axis 1 "Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and sustainable growth", and the specific objective 1.1 To increase transnational activity of innovative clusters and networks of key sectors of the MED area.
According to the FAO, a paradigm shift in both urban and agriculture development, planning and policy formulation is required in order to ensure access to urban food security, improved environmental management and enhanced rural-urban linkages. Although recognized as a major lever of eco-innovation for metropolis' sustainability and competitiveness, Metropolitan and Periurban Agriculture (MPA) still suffers from a "mainstreaming gap", remaining overlooked by policy makers, academic research and the general public. As a result, the environmental price of food is an invisible but nonetheless major burden for cities.
The MADRE project aims to meet this challenge: supply MPA with key players (from the quadruple helix) and create a transnational cooperation in the MED area. Aiming at fostering a change process in the metropolitan food supply model, the project will capitalize on the wide set of academic knowledge, pilot actions and policies, networks and transnational cooperation in order to allow MPA reaching a critical level in the MED area. In-depth assessment of available material provides the baseline for an empowerment of MPA stakeholders and then to a formal commitment to initiate a transnational clustering process.
Such a capitalization process involve a multidisciplinary, pluralistic and multilevel partnership from 4 different MED countries (Spain, France, Italy, and Greece) and Albania (IPA), each partner representing a flagship metropolitan area.
To acces the MADRE Policy Paper and the series of Thematic White Papers scroll down this page.
MedCities is one of the partners' project and the responsible of the Capitalisation Work Package and the coordinator of the thematic working group on metropolitan agriculture and social inclusion.
Participants:
Leader: AVITEM, Agence des Villes et Territoires Méditerranéens Durables, Marsella
Partners:
- AMB-Medcities
- Ville Métropolitaine de Bologne
- Université Aristote de Thessalonique
- Universite Agricole de Tirana
- Centre International des hautes Études Agronomiques Mediterraneennes,
- ANIMA Investment Network
Budget:
1,173,174.99€ . The 85% is co-financed by European Union (997,198.74€) and the rest 15% by Partners (175,976.25€).
Web site:
https://madre.interreg-med.eu/
Project Videos:
MADRE Project - Storytelling Video
MADRE Project - Spot Video
Brochure:
English Vesion
French Version
وثائق
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White Paper - Academic Research in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Mediterranean region
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White Paper - Consumer Innovation in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Mediterranean region
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White Paper - Farmers' Innovation in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Mediterranean region
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White Paper - Social Innovation in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Mediterranean region
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White Paper - Territorial Innovation in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Mediterranean region
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White Paper - Transnational Innovation in Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Mediterranean region
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Interreg MED MADRE Policy Paper
الأحداث
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Cities and experts collaborate to promote urban agriculture
On 1 June 2018, Marseille hosted the final international event of the EU Interreg MED MADRE Project.
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Good Practices and International Cooperation in Urban and Periurban Agriculture
The Metropolitan City of Bologna hosted last December 14th and 15th the 4th MADRE international meeting focused this time on Transnational Networking. Core of the meeting was the presentation of good practices of urban and peri-urban agriculture in the 6th involved metropolis.
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First MADRE TWG meeting about social innovation and metropolitan agriculture
MedCities hosted in Barcelona last 27 and 28th October the APLEKING, the first Transnational Working Group (TWG) meeting of the Interreg MED MADRE project, in the framework of the annual Aplec (Gathering) of Urban Agriculture, where the TWG came with a set of recommendations for improved policies.
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Successful kick off meeting for MADRE project in Barcelona
MedCities hosted the kick off meeting of MADRE, a project aimed at fostering metropolitan agriculture as lever for an innovative, sustainable and responsible economy, co-financed by by the Interreg MED Programme.
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Second Meeting of the Metropolitan Working Group on Urban Agriculture of the MADRE project
The Second meeting of the Barcelona Metropolitan Working Group on urban agriculture took place at Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat, (Barcelona) on the 8th of June.
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Steering Committe Meeting of Interreg MED MADRE
The Metropolitan City of Bologna hosted last 4th July a Steering Committee Meeting of the Interreg MED project MADRE.
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APLEKING - Transnational Working Group (TWG) Meeting - Project MADRE
MedCities is organizing the APLEKING, the first Transnational Working Group (TWG) Meeting under the Interreg MED project MADRE. The APLEKING will be hold in Barcelona on 27th and 28th October. -
MADRE final event addresses the challenges of metropolitan agriculture
On July 11, 2018, El Prat de Llobregat hosted the closing event of the EU Interreg MED Project MADRE in Barcelona, addressing the issue of metropolitan agriculture within a sustainable food system.