Networking Opportunities with the Agro-Food Systems from the Alentejo Region in Portugal

Abstract

PACMAn aims to stimulate the innovative and dynamic capacities of the agrofood sector in Mediterranean regions so to make them able to promote their attractiveness and competitiveness at transnational level. This is achieved by: Developing innovation in skills and abilities of the main stakeholders involved in agrofood sector to enhance their growth potentials through networking activities; Contributing to making agrofood clusters more attractive and competitive on international markets by stimulating their innovation, modernisation, diversification and adaptation to new issues and market trends; Increasing of market-oriented production and commercial trade in order to enhance the export performances; Encouraging the strategic cooperation between economic development actors, science/ research poles and public authorities for new integrated approaches, tools, strategies and plans/policies generating the sustainable development of agrofood sector; Fostering framework agreements among different stakeholders and public authorities; Implementing innovative joint actions strengthening the international dimension of Mediterranean agrofood clusters; Ensuring the maximum information and dissemination on project activities to grant future outcomes, new initiatives, wide interest on innovation potentials. The Chapters of this book focus on Networking Opportunities with the Agro-Food Systems of different mediterranean regions namely, Murcia Region / Spain Crete / Greece Emilia-Romagna / Italy Valencian Community/ Spain Alentejo Region / Portugal Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur / France Cyprus Central Macedonia/ Greece. Chapter 10 is about Alentejo olive oil and wine agro-food systems.