Publications
CIHEAM produces publications, statistics, reports, and other scientific and technical documents aimed at facilitating decision-making processes for political, economic and agricultural stakeholders, but also providing students, researchers, journalists and other stakeholders with the essential keys to understanding the Mediterranean.
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MediTERRA
NewMedit
Watch Letter
Options Méditerranéennes
Options Méditerranéennes
Options Méditerranéennes was originally a two-monthly journal and developed into a set of collective works arranged in several series: Studies, Mediterranean Seminars, Studies and Research and Cahiers Options Méditerranéennes.
Since 2008, the issues have been arranged in two series:
Series A "Mediterranean seminars" includes the proceedings of all seminars and meetings organized by or in collaboration with CIHEAM.
Series B "Studies and Research" includes the research papers presenting research outcomes by lecturers and researchers in the framework of the activities of the Institutes.
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Latest Options Méditerranéennes published by CIHEAM Zaragoza:
Hadjipavlou G. (ed.), Ligda C. (ed.). Addressing the challenges of agro-pastoral farming systems to strengthen their resilience. Zaragoza: CIHEAM, 2022. 121 p. (Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 129). 71. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 2021/12/03, Online.
López-Francos A. (ed.), Jouven M. (ed.), Porqueddu C. (ed.), Ben Salem H. (ed.), Keli A. (ed.), Araba A. (ed.), Chentouf M. (ed.). Efficiency and resilience of forage resources and small ruminant production to cope with global challenges in Mediterranean areas. Zaragoza: CIHEAM, 2021. 704 p. (Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 125). 1. Joint meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Networks on Sheep and Goats (Subnetworks on Nutrition and Production Systems) and on Mediterranean Pastures, 2019/10/23-25, Meknes (Morocco).
Zrncic S. (ed.). Diagnostic Manual for the main pathogens in European seabass and Gilthead seabream aquaculture. Zaragoza: CIHEAM, 2020. 172 p. (Options Méditerranéennes : Série B. Etudes et Recherches; n. 75). Ruiz R. (ed.), López-Francos A. (ed.), López Marco L. (ed.). Innovation for sustainability in sheep and goats. Zaragoza: CIHEAM, 2019. 490 p. (Options Méditerranéennes: Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 123). 2. Joint Seminar of the Subnetworks on Nutrition and on Production Systems of the FAO-CIHEAM Network for Research and Development in Sheep and Goats, 2017/10/03-05, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain).
Mediterra
Published every two years, in English and in French, Mediterra is CIHEAM’s flagship publication. It provides an in-depth analysis of the major challenges in the fields of agriculture, food and rural areas in the Mediterranean. These themes are in line with the CIHEAM Action Plan for the Mediterranean (CAPMED).
Since its modernization in 2007 and the partnership with a renowned publishing house (Presse de Sciences Po, Paris), Mediterra has managed to involve more than 200 experts with a hundred featured articles in the framework of six reports published during the period. Some editions have been translated into Arabic, Spanish and Italian. The publication of Mediterra is led and coordinated by the CIHEAM Headquarters.
• Mediterra 2018: Migration and inclusive rural development in the Mediterranean
• Mediterra 2016: Zero waste in the Mediterranean: Natural Resources, food and knowledge
• Mediterra 2014: Logistics and Agro-Food Trade: A challenge for the Mediterranean
• Mediterra 2012: The Mediterranean Diet: For sustainable regional development
• Mediterra 2010: Atlas Mediterra: Mediterranean agriculture, food, fisheries and the rural world
• Mediterra 2009: Rethinking Rural Development
• Mediterra 2008: The Future of Agriculture and Food
• Mediterra 2007: Identity and Quality of Foodstuffs
Watch Letter
Launched in 2007, this quarterly electronic publication provides summarized and geographically targeted analyses on emerging issues in the Mediterranean Basin. The Watch Letters target a broad audience and are intended to feed the debate on issues related to agriculture, food and rural areas in the region. The 38 issues published so far represent a total of more than 550 articles involving more than 420 authors. The publication is directed and coordinated by the CIHEAM Headquarters.
New Medit
New Medit is the Mediterranean Journal of Economics, Agriculture and Environment published quarterly by CIHEAM Bari. New Medit is a renewed version of the former journal, Medit, first published in 1990. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the Journal focuses on issues related to economy and agriculture in Mediterranean countries. New Medit is a tool for information and scientific analysis enabling a deeper comprehension of the economic and social transformations of agriculture and rural societies and of agro-food networks. The Review is published in Bari in collaboration with Dedalo Edition.
Pr Giulio Malorgio (University of Bologna) is the chief editor (contact).
Other publications
FAO, CIHEAM and UfM (2021). Food systems transformation – processes and pathways in the Mediterranean: A stocktaking exercise. Rome, FAO
FAO and CIHEAM (2020). FAO-CIHEAM Partnership: Advancing sustainable rural development in the Mediterranean. Rome, FAO.
MED-Amin (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural markets and the grains sector in the Mediterranean. CIHEAM Montpellier.