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The legacy of the BENEFIT-Med project

The BENEFIT-Med Consortium attending the Final Meeting in Pavia.

The BENEFIT-Med Final Meeting was held in Pavia on 22nd-23rd October 2025. The successful outputs of the project, validated through dedicated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), represent the starting point of the novel projects PROSPER (https://www.prosper-horizon.eu/) and FORECAST (https://www.forecast-project.eu/) led by UNIPV. The legacy of BENEFIT-Med is now in the hands of an extended network of multidisciplinary actors willing […]

BENEFIT-Med Project Local Final Meeting at the PRIMA Projects Dissemination and Networking Day (Sfax, Tunisia)

Opening Session of the BENEFIT-Med Project Local Final Meeting - PRIMA Projects Dissemination and Networking Day in Sfax (Tunisia)

The BENEFIT-Med Project Local Final Meeting – PRIMA Projects Dissemination and Networking Day was organized within the framework of the project BENEFIT-Med at the University of Sfax. This event was held on November 20th, 2025, at the Occidental Hotel in Sfax. The day was dedicated to reviewing the scientific, technical, and socio-economic progress achieved throughout the […]

Joint Workshop of the PRIMA Projects BENEFIT-Med, PROSIT and SIRAM

Overview of the event, the Projects Coordinators and Team members presented the outputs of their experimental activities, networking and dissemination efforts

The projects BENEFIT-Med (https://www.benefit-med.eu/), PROSIT (https://www.prosit-prima.eu/), and SIRAM (https://www.siram-prima.org/) that share the results of the experimental activities carried out in a three-years frame during the Workshop “Root of Resilience: Microbial and Plant Biodiversity in Mediterranean Farming Systems” that will be held at the Aula Golgi – University of Pavia, on October 24th 2025. These projects […]

The BENEFIT-Med Layman’s report available soon !!!

Benefit-MED project visual showing legume fields and seedlings representing resilient farming systems.

This simplified summary of the BENEFIT-Med project (topics and outputs) has been designed by Cinzia Calvio (UNIPV Team) for a general public to communicate the key scientific and technological achievements. The challenge, the focus, the goal of the project as addressed as well as the BENEFIT-Med Solution. Turning knowledge into local impact, this is what […]

BENEFIT-Med at GRAINES 2025

Banner showing a variety of dried legumes and grains arranged by color, with logos of research institutions and partners displayed above.

The INRAE TEAM attended the Conference of the French Seed Network on 12th-14th November 2025 in Nantes (France) (https://graines2025.colloque.inrae.fr/). The INRAE Team has highlighted the contribution of BENEFIT-Med to the development of sustainable cropping systems by demonstrating the effectiveness of microbial seed biostimulation in enhancing stress resilience and yield stability in climate-sensitive Mediterranean environments.

THE UNIPV TEAM WELCOMES Dr. HANEN EL ABED FROM UNIVERSITY OF SFAX – INTENSE SCIENTIFIC DISCUSSIONS ONGOING IN VIEW OF THE FINAL MEETING

Group photo of four members of the University of Pavia research team standing on a terrace, welcoming Dr. Hanen El Abed from the University of Sfax for collaborative discussions within the BENEFIT-Med project.

Dr. Hanen El Abed, together with Dr. Andrea Pagano and Dr. Conrado Duenas, will work on the complex data generated from both bench- and field-based experimental activities in order to start building the identity card of the BENEFIT-Med orphan legumes. Proactive interactions!!! Other Partners will join the discussion soon!

JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE PRIMA PROJECTS BENEFIT-Med, PROSIT AND SIRAM – 24th October 2025 – SYNERGIES IN THE PRIMA NETWORKS!

Poster for the Joint Workshop of the PRIMA projects Benefit-MED, PROSIT, and SIRAM titled “Roots of Resilience: Microbial and Plant Biodiversity in Mediterranean Farming Systems,” held at the University of Pavia on October 24, 2025.

The three projects share the results of the experimental activities carried out in a three-years frame during the Workshop “Root of Resilience: Microbial and Plant Biodiversity in Mediterranean Farming Systems” that will be held at the Aula Golgi – University of Pavia, on October 24th 2025. These projects have been financed by the Programme H2020 […]

BENEFIT-Med FINAL MEETING IS COMING SOON

Poster announcing the Benefit-MED Final Meeting in Pavia, Italy, supported by the PRIMA programme and Horizon 2020, showing logos of partner institutions and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

THE CONSORTIUM WILL MEET IN PAVIA ON OCTOBER 22nd-23rd, 2025 TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT RESULTS AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE The Teams from Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and Greece will integrate their very last achievements, in terms of outcomes, impact, and key exploitable results. Which are the lessons learned and best practices developed by […]

Newsletter 6 – June 2025

BENEFIT-Med LECTURES: INVITED SPEAKER PROF. DIEGO RUBIALES (CSIC-SPAIN) SHARED HIS UPDATED VISION OF RESEARCH ADVANCES IN LEGUME BREEDING FOR DISEASE TRAITS, WITH FOCUS ON NEGLECTED SPECIES

Screenshot of a Zoom lecture with researchers discussing morphological differences in plant species, showing seed and fruit images alongside participant video feeds and names.

The BENEFIT-Med Consortium attended the seminar titled: “Breeding orphan legumes adapted to Mediterranean rainfed farming systems“, held on June 2nd, 2025, together with many young people, PhD and Master students. A unique opportunity for the BENEFIT-Med people to learn more about orphan legumes.

Author: Roberto