APPROACH

 

ENPARD is a political initiative launched by the European Union in 2011 aiming to strengthen the partnership between the EU and the neighbourhood countries concerning agricultural and rural policies. This mutual commitment affirms the socio-economic of agriculture and rural areas in ensuring a balanced and sustainable development of these countries and stability in the region.

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Thanks to this partnership offer, the EU wishes to build on its experience in assisting countries in the formulation and implementation of long-term balanced agricultural and rural policies in particular generated through the CAP and the LEADER program.

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The CIHEAM-IAMM was called in 2012 by the European Commission to support the implementation of the initiative in the EU Mediterranean neighbourhood and pilot the ENPARD South support programme.  The first phase of three years involved six pilot countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. A new contract was signed to continue this support program for a period of two and a half years in July 2015. This second phase extends the initiative to all the Mediterranean countries and focuses on regional activities. The purpose is to promote the exchanges of experience around the challenges of Mediterranean agriculture and rural areas development and policies to be implemented under a common issue: « What are the policies needed to support farmers and rural populations? ».