Green Growth through the capitalization of innovative Greenhouses

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The project will mainly capitalize results of LIFE+ "Adapt2change" project by promoting, disseminating & transferring innovative Greenhouses in the MED area, minimizing water & energy demand. The project will stimulate environmental awareness on issues related to energy & water efficiency & sustainable production, contributing to Green Growth & promoting sustainable development. Particularly, the partners will (main outputs): - Create a transnational innovative cluster / agricultural network through a memorandum of agreement. - Develop tailored policy recommendations favoring collaboration between the actors of quadruple helix, enhancing existing framework for eco-innovation investments. - Transfer existing knowledge gained through the elaboration of a joint MED Action Plan & e-learning platform/training course material/workshops/webinars. - Identify possible financial opportunities formulated to the needs of each region. The overall objective is to Improve eco-innovation capacities of public & private actors in the greenhouse/agriculture sector through stronger transnational cooperation, knowledge transfer & better collaborative networks. Main beneficiaries will be Greenhouse Farmers, Businesses specialized in Agro-food & Greenhouse industry, Policy Makers - Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives, Research Technology Institutes who will be invited to participate in seminars, workshops, consultations & the Final Conference, contributing to the achievement of project objectives.

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