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Programme 2000 - 2006 Interreg IIIC South

Date of latest update: 2023-03-15

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The European saffron-growing sector is in crisis – decreasing sales, cultivation and employment - because of competition from countries such as Iran, India and Pakistan which produce saffron of lower quality, sometimes even treated with illegal colourants. Falling prices and quality and the problems of fraud have reduced the profitability of the European saffron sector and this represents an economic threat for the regions of Mediterranean Europe where saffron growing is important. Overall objective / Objectif général The main objective of the project is discussion and critical study of the various regional practices in the saffron sector as a whole in order to draft a “White paper on the European saffron sector” (recommendations to improve competitiveness) and to plan future research aiming to solve the sector’s problems on a European scale. The other important objective of the project is to disseminate its conclusions amongst all the European groups involved. Expected results / Résultats attendus Publication of a “White paper on the saffron sector” containing recommendations for increasing the quality and productivity of European saffron and for boosting the sector’s competitiveness. A report entitled “Innovation to guarantee competitiveness in the saffron sector”, giving the general lines of research in order to solve the problems of the three regions participating in the project.

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Innovation capacity and awareness-raising Clustering and economic cooperation Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

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Lead Partner: Instituto Técnico Agronómico Provincial de Albacete (ITAP)

Address: Avenida Gregorio Arcos s/n, 2080 Albacete, Spain

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Région de Macedoine Occidentale (RMO)

Name: Région de Macedoine Occidentale (RMO)

Address: Pnevmatiko Kentro, 50100 Kozani, Greece

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Ente Regionale di Sviluppo e Assistenza Tecnica in Agricoltura (ERSAT)

Name: Ente Regionale di Sviluppo e Assistenza Tecnica in Agricoltura (ERSAT)

Address: Via Caprera, 8, 9123 CAGLIARI, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (FR): SAFFRON - Amélioration de la compétitivité du secteur européen du safran en favorisant la qualité et l'innovation.

Project acronym: SAFFRON

Project start date: 2005-01-01

Project end date: 2007-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 975 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 731 250.00

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2000 - 2006 Interreg IIIC South

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2018-10-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

85 / 85 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

673 / 673 (100%)

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