Within the framework of the cooperation agreement signed in 2022, an online planning and consultation meeting was held on 12 June between TAGEM and the Bari Institute of the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM).
The meeting, hosted by CIHEAM Bari, was chaired by Director Biagio Di Terlizzi and co-chaired by Director General Dr Mustafa Altuğ ATALAY on behalf of our institution.
During the meeting, the activities that were jointly carried out according to the Memorandum of Understanding were reviewed.
These included the evaluation of four project proposals submitted within the framework of the 2024 call of the Interreg NEXT 'Mediterranean Basin' cross-border cooperation programme funded by the European Union, and the outcomes of the Project Cycle Management (PCM) training held in İzmir from 13 to 17 May 2024, hosted by TAGEM and facilitated by experts from CIHEAM Bari.
In addition to reviewing the activities carried out, the meeting focused on planning future activities in accordance with the commitment to collaborate between the two institutions.
The meeting concluded with the identification of steps to further strengthen the collaboration between the two institutions and the development of strategic plans for future projects.