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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

CIHEAM Zaragoza is closely monitoring the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The health, safety, and well-being of our staff, students and visitors is our top priority. Last week we informed of the cancellation of face-to-face classes at our MSc programmes in response to COVID-19 and the postponement of all our courses due in the spring term. We are all temporarily working from home but you can reach us by email as usual. This is a difficult time for everyone. Thank you for your understanding and support as we adapt to this new situation.

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PRESS REVIEW

Advanced International Course on Social Innovation in Rural Areas

A one-week training course will be organised in the framework of the H2020 EU-funded project Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ-CIHEAM) on 18-22 November 2019 to address the importance of social innovation in less-favoured rural areas....

Official visit of CIHEAM Secretary General to Spain

CIHEAM Secretary General, Plácido Plaza, met Spain's Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, in Madrid on March 6 as part of his first official visit....

Producers forced to “throw away” millions of flowers and plants - The Portugal News

Portuguese producers of flowers and plants warned on 27 March that they are "throwing away tons of plants" due to the "almost total stagnation of sales" caused by the pandemic of the covid-19."We estimate that 2.5 million plants and flowers are going to waste because sales have been stagnant. Orders have been cancelled for more than 15 days, and the tons we had produced are to be thrown away," lamented Victor Araújo, president of the Portuguese Association of Natural Plant and Flower Producers (APPPFN), to Lusa.

Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development

Production and productivity of Mediterranean marine fish aquaculture, mainly seabass and seabream, are stagnating or growing slowly as a result of multiple and interrelated causes. To accomplish the objective of improving its competitiveness and sustainability, MedAID is structured in a first interdisciplinary WP to assess technical, environmental, market, socioeconomic and governance weaknesses.