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Membre de Projet PRIMA 2 (2022-2025) Fondation PRIMA, Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area. intitulé : Agroecology-inspired Strategies and Tools to enhance Resilience and ecosystem services in tomato crop.
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Agroecology-inspired Strategies and Tools to enhance Resilience and ecosystem services in tomato crop. 2022-2025.
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Membre de Projet PRIMA 1 (2021-2024) Fondation PRIMA for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area. intitulé : Promoting soil fertility, yield and income in smallholder agriculture of semiarid and arid Mediterranean regions by management of beneficial soil microbiota, conservation agriculture and intercropping
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Projet ProSmallAgriMed Promoting soil fertility, yield and income in smallholder agriculture of semiarid and arid Mediterranean regions by management of beneficial soil microbiota, conservation agriculture and intercropping The aims of ProSmallAgriMed is to Improve small farmer agronomic practices through the promotion of the rational use of beneficial soil microbiota and their positive effects on the productivity of inter-cropped perennial (cactus pear) and short-term species (field crops and winter-grown vegetables) also to promote synergistic cooperation between farmers and the food-value chain and Contribute to the improvement of food security through the optimization of agricultural practices under water-limited environments. The project permit to establish agricultural practices with beneficial effects on soil conservation and water use efficiency even guarantee water and soil quality through reduction in chemical inputs and Increase the nutritional quality of crop products while improving the yield for consumption and upgrading the ecological and agro-ecological conditions of semiarid and arid areas. The project will provide a large-scale model for the use of beneficial microbiota and intercropping systems to re-define and boost crop productivity and quality, and yield stability with the Improvement of the social and economic conditions of farmers and the social and economic conditions of the countries hosting new enterprises. The technological transfer from Europe to Maghreb of know-how in the improvement of the effective use of water from the crops and of beneficial soil microbial inocula will give farmers a competitive advantage and result in high quality products. Promoting the establishment, in Maghreb, of start-ups specialized in the production of targeted, high-added-value inocula based on indigenous beneficial soil microbes.