Project

Objectives

This project aims to foster the production and distribution of typical and innovative dairy products in the Mediterranean by organising local value chains, supporting producers in their development projects and creating new markets for their products. In the end, it will lead to the creation of the Mediterranean network of dairy clusters.

Partners

ANIMA Investment Network (France)

International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM-MAIM) (France)

Italian Chamber of Commerce for France in Marseille (CCIFM) (France)

University of Thessaly (Greece)

Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UHCCI) (Greece)

ASTER (Italy)

Slow Food (Italy)
General Authority for Investment (GAFI) (Egypt)
German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC) (Egypt)

College of International Transport and Logistics – Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport (CITL-AAST) (Egypt)

Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and Bekaa (CCIAZ) (Lebanon)

Bizerte Cluster (Tunisia)

Sectors

• Agriculture
• Food & Beverages
• Innovation & Research
• Logistics

Target groups

• Business Support Organisations (BSOs)
• Corporations
• Decision-makers (local, regional and national levels)
• Interest groups
• Sectoral agencies
• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Beneficiaries

• Business Support Organisations (BSOs)
• Corporations
• Decision-makers (local, regional and national levels)
• Sectoral agencies
• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Budget

90% – European Union (ENPI CBC MED)
10% – Project co-financing

Timeline

Realisations

• 7 Dairy clusters, involving 361 participants, created around the Mediterranean.
• 50 projects presented in the innovations contests.
• 6 developmental gatherings -involving 200 participants in the training, capacity building and exchange of experiences- held in 2014 alone.