The SCALA-MEDI project will optimise the sustainable use and conservation of local genetic resources from the Mediterranean region, focusing on adaptation to climatic conditions and consumer preferences.
The expertise and data from previous EU projects will be extended to the genetic and epigenetic characterisation of local resources and their adaptation to different production environments in three North African countries, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Tools and strategies will be developed to improve local breeds for sustainable production. Application of these tools will be demonstrated to farmers in diverse Mediterranean production systems.
LOCAL BREEDS
SCALA-MEDI responds to PRIMA Call - Section 1 - Farming Systems 2020 - Topic 1.2.1 - Sub-topic A, by addressing sustainable breeding and valuation of local populations of the two most important livestock species for the Southern Mediterranean area: Sheep and Chicken
LATEST NEWS
Scala-Medi Annual Meeting 2023
Jun 2023 - The annual meeting of the PRIMA SCALA MEDI project took place in Tunisia from June 5 to 8, 2023. During the meeting, there were presentations on the progress of the different Work Packages, various meetings, and two training sessions on animal sensors [...]
Scala-Medi at MEAVEAS 2023
Apr 2023 - During the IEEE International workshop on Measurements and Applications in Veterinary and Animal Sciences (MEAVEAS) held in Naples on April 26-28, 2023, a paper related to the SCALA-MEDI project received the award as best conference paper [...]
SCALA-MEDI co-coordinator’s visit to Algeria
Feb. 2023 - Dr. Michèle Tixier Boichard, the co-coordinator of the SCALA MEDI project, visited Algeria. The visit was to take note of ITELV's work program progress and the finalization of upgrades to the rearing infrastructure at Tlemcen station for the local chicken project [...]
HIGHLANDER project final event
Jan 2023 - The event Climate Change in Italy - Supercomputing as a tool to deal with impacts on the territory will address interesting issues not only for the scientific community but also citizens, public administrations and […]
Scala-Medi at Salon Dawajine, Morocco
Oct. 2022 - The 23rd edition of the Casablanca Poultry Fair "Dawajine 2022" on "Poultry sector: the challenges of modernizing distribution" organized in Casablanca by FISA, project partner in Scala-Medi [...]
Satellites and sensors for smart pasture management
Apr. 2, 2022 - Conference on “Certification, digitalization and health prevention in support of extensive zootechnics” organized by A.I.A. [...]
SCALA-MEDI Project
START DATE - END DATE
Jul 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2026
NUMBER OF PARTNERS
16
OVERALL BUDGET
1.749.999,50 €
FUNDING SCHEME
Horizon 2020
GRANT AGREEMENT ID
2021 / SCALA-MEDI / Call 2020 Section 1 Farming RIA
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC)
The PRIMA programme is an Art. 185 initiative supported and funded under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
