Camelina sowing in Spain
4CE-MED and Cereales Alcamancha Sociedad Cooperativa detail the camelina sowing process. video credit by Spanish Co-ops
Why is camelina interesting?
Importance of local actors and main aspects that make camelina an interesting crop for farmers in Spain. video credit by Spanish Co-ops
EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD 2021-2022 OF CAMELINA IN NORTH GREECE
Bios Agrosystems MABEE, in the frame of the 4CE-MED project, carried out field experiments of Camelina in the regions of Chalkidiki and Xathi, during the growing season 2021-2022, aiming at the most suitable seeding periods for two varieties of Camelina, Alba, and Luna. In Chalkidiki, the Alba variety was sown as a winter crop on…
STAKEHODERS’ VOICES IN FRANCE
The voice of key stakeholders is present in the 4CE-MED project, this video presents the benefits of camelina from the perspective of farmers, agricultural cooperatives and, industry.
4CE-MED visiting Cooperative Feminine Magador (Morocco)
The 4CE-MED team of ICARDA Morocco visited farmers fields and Women Cooperative (Cooperative Feminine Magador) in Essaouira region of Morocco to expand cultivation of camelina and value addition to camelina oil respectively. Local people living in these arid and semi-arid regions have created an incredible production system based on the argan tree. These argan trees…
France – Regionalizing the production cycles of Camelina
Growing camelina into double cropping system in France raises questions about the regulations, particularly regarding the status of this crop with respect to changes in land use, despite numerous agronomic interests of this crop. Indeed, sown in autumn and harvested in late May/early June before a primary food/feed crop or sown in late June after…
ARVALIS VOICE
Sylvain Marsac from ARVALIS , shared with us the motivation of being part of 4CE-MED project as partner in France.
Farm demonstration trial of Camelina in Morocco
Under 4CE-MED project, on-farm demonstration trial of Camelina under conservation agriculture (CA) was planted at Oued Ghilane village near Settat, Morocco. A field event was organized for farmers on May 6, 2022. Twelve farmers and a student participated in the event. Office National du Conseil Agricole (ONCA) representative was met individually, informed the details…
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND DIVERSIFICATION IN ALCAMANCHA
Last Wednesday 15th June, Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain organised, within the framework of the 4CE-MED Project and with the support of Camelina Company España, the AEAC.SV and Cereales Alcamancha S.C., a field visit to Valparaíso de Abajo (Cuenca) to witness the camelina harvest by farmers from Alcamancha. The visit was attended by 15 members of…
Local Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (LMSPs)
LMSPs have been set up in each Country at the beginning of the project and very important ideas arose during the meetings which positively influenced 4CE-MED activities and helped understand how these innovative cropping systems should be scaled up to a commercial level. The most important topics discussed during the LMSPs meetings were: Identification of…