The InnovAgroWoMed project focusing on two European regions (Valencia, Spain and Sicily, Italy) and two MENA areas (Beja and Medenin in Tunisia, and Palestine) aims at boosting women labour participation and entrepreneurship, especially for those in the NEET segment, by leveraging on the potential of the agri-food sector – an industry closely resonating with the cultural identity of the Mediterranean Basin and showing a significant level of untapped potential in terms of innovation and growth in the Mediterranean.
While countries such as Spain and Italy feature comparatively high levels of growth in agri-food, albeit with very low levels of women participation, the MENA agricultural business is still fragmented, and women employment is the lowest in the world. This is caused by economic and social reasons, as growth in this sector has not been inclusive mostly because of unequal opportunities and skills mismatch.
Against this background, the InnovAgroWoMed project is launching a call for sub-grants to awar... Read more
The InnovAgroWoMed project focusing on two European regions (Valencia, Spain and Sicily, Italy) and two MENA areas (Beja and Medenin in Tunisia, and Palestine) aims at boosting women labour participation and entrepreneurship, especially for those in the NEET segment, by leveraging on the potential of the agri-food sector – an industry closely resonating with the cultural identity of the Mediterranean Basin and showing a significant level of untapped potential in terms of innovation and growth in the Mediterranean.
While countries such as Spain and Italy feature comparatively high levels of growth in agri-food, albeit with very low levels of women participation, the MENA agricultural business is still fragmented, and women employment is the lowest in the world. This is caused by economic and social reasons, as growth in this sector has not been inclusive mostly because of unequal opportunities and skills mismatch.
Against this background, the InnovAgroWoMed project is launching a call for sub-grants to award a number of sub-grants for women from the project areas intending to set-up a new business in the Agri-food sector.
In Palestine – West Bank the Palestinian Businesswomen Association – ASALA the partner of the InnovAgroWoMed project is launching a call for sub-grants.
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