Herbs for Growth

Programme 2014 - 2020 Black Sea Basin ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2023-07-07

Description

Description (EN):

Project countries (Greece, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia) share a rich biodiversity and endemism of herb plant species, as well as an interconnected herbal medicine and food historical tradition. However, the overexploitation of wild growing endangered and endemic herb plant species, due to the inappropriate collection methods from the wild and the rapidly growing demand for herb products to 2025 (according to recent studies), resulted to an unsustainable wild growing herbs utilization as well as production efficiency. The unsustainable and doubtful economic future of local people in areas with rich biodiversity, like mountainous population in Project countries, is the bottom line of these environmental and socio-economic risks. The significant positive impact of the HEGO Project will be the change of the production model for herb products in all Project countries, which will lead to the positive effect on improving the economic and business performance of the herb sector and indirectly on contributing to the biodiversity conservation of endemic herb plant species, with the sustainable utilization in Project countries. The HEGO Project will address to the above mentioned common challenges by developing training tools and by applying them in activities:Informing and educating farmers for reducing collecting herbs form the wild and promoting agricultural diversified new cultivations with improved trade value added products (endangered and endemic herb plant species for processed products)Informing and educating farmers on how to adapt to new challenges in farming entrepreneurship, trade and product quality with reference to herb productsEstablishing and promoting “research to business” networking linkages among research organizations and relevant enterprises with reference to the improved value of herbs, especially for endemic species, having potential markets in Food industry, Pharmacy and Cosmetics.Establishing and promoting multi-lateral cross-border and international trade links for herb products produced in BSB countries participating in the proposed Project using ICT and Marketing and Branding Strategies.Improving the access of agricultural enterprises in granting and investment schemes as well as in initiatives for the creation of clusters in agricultural sector.

Website: http://blacksea-cbc.net/

Expected Results (EN): R 1.2 Strength of cross-border links for trade and modernisation in the agricultural and connected sectors

Expected Outputs (EN):

Project Outputs and Results will contribute to the Programme Expected Result under Priority 1.2 (Increased cross-border links for trade and modernisation in the agricultural and connected sectors in the Black Sea Basin) with the following ways: - will directly result to the increase of training opportunities to farmers, improving farmers’ skills and competences and adoption of reducing wild herbs collection and raising quality, quantity, safety and environmental standards cultivation. In addition, information and knowledge provided by the training programme and e-learning platform will encourage farmers to invest in diversification of their mainstream agricultural activity and in herb products. - will directly result to the improvement of visibility, market share and prices of herb products and enterprises connected with herb sector in cross-border trade markets. -will contribute to the enhancement of the exporting profiles of sustainable herb products with marketing, branding, ICT, as well as capital investments strategies. The Project will contribute to the Programme Result Indicator for Priority RI.1.2 (strength of cross-border links for trade and modernisation in agricultural and connected sectors): (a) by designing and developing new training tools, methods and materials that will require strong cooperation among Project Partners during and after Project’s lifetime and the mainstreaming of these tools in basic activity of each Project Partner, (b) by committing Project Partners to provide systematic and up-to-date information and promotion and trade opportunities to target groups’ members via Business Forum and e-Business Portal, and (c) by ensuring the commitment of Project Partners to participate in and promote the Black Sea Herb Cluster in their countries, with a marketing and branding strategy, directed mainly to e-commerce. In this sense, Project Outputs will require active involvement and commitment of Project Partners for their activation and operation.

Thematic information

Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Thematic Objective: Business and SME development

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Development Association of Halkidiki S.A. – Organization for Local Development

Department: Ν/Α

Address: Al. Papadiamanti str 20, 63100 Polygyros, Greece

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.anetxa.gr

Total budget: EUR 184 919.00

ENI budget: EUR 170 125.48

Georgian Farmers' Association

Name: Georgian Farmers' Association

Department: N/A

Address: Akaki Khorava 4, 179 Tbilisi, Georgia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.gfa.org.ge

Total budget: EUR 131 564.00

ENI budget: EUR 121 038.88

Organization for Entrepreneurship Development

Name: Organization for Entrepreneurship Development

Department: N/A

Address: Stefan cel Mare si Sfant bd 134, MD-2012 Chisinau, Moldova

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.odimm.md

Total budget: EUR 122 540.00

ENI budget: EUR 112 736.80

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Special Account of Research Funds

Name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Special Account of Research Funds

Department: Department of Agriculture

Address: University Campus, Tritis Septemvriou N/A, GR54636 Thessaloniki, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.auth.gr

Total budget: EUR 176 099.00

ENI budget: EUR 162 011.08

Center of Agribusiness and Rural Development Foundation

Name: Center of Agribusiness and Rural Development Foundation

Department: N/A

Address: Azatutyan Ave. 1/21 Building 40, 37 Yerevan, Armenia

Legal status: private

Website: http://card.am/

Total budget: EUR 130 861.00

ENI budget: EUR 120 392.12

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Georgian Farmers' Association

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Special Account of Research Funds

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Center of Agribusiness and Rural Development Foundation

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Development Association of Halkidiki S.A. – Organization for Local Development

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Summary

Project name (EN): Herbs for Growth

Project acronym: HEGO

Project start date: 2020-07-01

Project end date: 2023-04-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 745 983.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 686 304.36

Co-financing sources:

ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 686 304.36.

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 Black Sea Basin ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-06-15

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

57 / 57 (100%)

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

281 / 281 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://blacksea-cbc.net/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2024-02-01.

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