Mitigating climate change through the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity (AgroCLIMA)

Project Name : Mitigating climate change through the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity (AgroCLIMA)

Project Reference No : TR2013/0327.05.01-02/126

Grant Beneficiary : Mersin Akdeniz Chamber of Agriculture.

Grant Co-applicants : Organic Products Cluster    Municipality of Toroslar

Base of Operation : Turkey: Mersin Province

Greece: Region of Central Macedonia

Action duration (in months) : 18 months

Budget : 47.497,86 Euro

Purpose of project :

To preserve agricultural biodiversity in the intervention area through awareness-raising campaigns for pupils and local communities, educational and training activities for farmers and livestock breeders and participatory policy decision-making processes

 

Activities and Outputs :

1. Inception Phase

• Kick-off meeting
• Management and Administration activities
• Technical management
• Quality control and evaluation of outcomes

2. Assessing the current situation of the intervention areas concerning agricultural biodiversity
3. Awareness raising activities about agricultural biodiversity and organic farming for local communities
4. Training activities for farmers and livestock breeders
5. Networking activities for agricultural biodiversity and organic farming
6. Agricultural dissemination activities