Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Foundation

The PRIMA Foundation, based in Barcelona, is a non-profit organisation with a public service spirit, established under Spanish private Law. The PRIMA Foundation is responsible for all the managerial, administrative, supporting, monitoring and supervising activities necessary to implement the PRIMA Programme.   PRIMA Programme The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area will devise new R&I approaches to improve water availability and sustainable agriculture production in a region heavily distressed by climate change, urbanisation and population growth Vision Inclusive, healthy and prosperous Mediterranean societies through innovative solutions in agro-food and water systems, contributing, by the end of the programme, to sustainable use of natural resources, economic growth and stability Natural resources within Mediterranean agro-food and water systems managed in an integrated and sustainable way, in line with the objectives set by Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development; Mediterranean agro-food value chains enhancing development and competitiveness of business actors, creating employment and generating sustainable growth while maintaining and restoring ecosystem services under current and future climate change; All Mediterranean population having access to healthy, safe and affordable agro-food products. Mission “To achieve, support and promote integration, alignment and joint implementation of national R&I programmes under a common research and innovation strategy to address the diverse challenges in water scarcity, agriculture, food security.”