Conference: Food Challenges in the Mediterranean

Organized by the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) and the Socioeconomic Development Department of the IEMed, with the support of Foment del Treball Nacional. 


9:30h Welcome and short presentations of IEMed and CIHEAM mission/activities 

· Joan Canals, President, International Commission, Foment del Treball Nacional 
· Senén Florensa, Executive President, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) 
· Cosimo Lacirignola Secretary General, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) 


10:00h Food security challenges in the Mediterranean 

Chair: Cosimo Lacirignola, Secretary General, CIHEAM 

· Overview of food security challenges of MENA region - Maurice Saade, Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Lebanon 

·Agricultural and food challenges: the Tunisian case - Leith Ben Becher, President, Tunisian Syndicate for Agriculture (SYNAGRI) 

·Logistic and trade: main conclusions of Mediterra Report, Edition 2014 - Luis Miguel Albisu, Center for Agro-Food Research and Technology of Aragon (CITA), Spain 

· Business opportunities for the agrofood sector in the Mediterranean - Javier Albarracín, Director, Socioeconomic Development Department, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) 


11:00h Regional and national policies to tackle food uncertainties 

Chair: Senén Florensa, Executive President, IEMed 

· Josep Maria Pelegrí i Aixut, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment, Government of Catalonia 
· Mohammed Sadiki, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Affairs, Government of Morocco 
· Carlos Cabanas Godino, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 
Government of Spain 


11.45h Signature of the MoU between CIHEAM and IEMed 


Free entrance. Previous registration is required (see related link). 
Languages: English and French