Project meeting in Egypt

Project meeting in Egypt May 2024 Giza – Egypt The STAPLES project, funded by the PRIMA Programme, marked the successful completion of its first year with a two-day project meeting hosted by the Economic Research Forum in Giza, Egypt. The event brought together representatives from ten partner institutions across Europe, Egypt, and Morocco, along with the […]

Key roundtable in Morocco

Key roundtable in Morocco 17 May 2025 Agadir – Morocco   The Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences (FSJES) of Ibn Zohr University in Agadir hosted in May 2025 a high-level roundtable on the theme “Challenges of the Cereal Sector in Morocco”, organized by the UIZ team of the STAPLES PRIMA project in partnership […]

Food security and trade resilience

STable food Access and Prices and Lower Exposure to Shocks

Food security and trade resilience An interview with the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (2025) Food security is a critical issue across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where global crises have exacerbated existing vulnerabilities. Many countries in the region, particularly Egypt and Morocco, are highly dependent on cereal imports, making them […]

4th Fez Meknes Economic Forum

Fès-Meknès 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 5-7 December 2024 Fès-Meknès – Morocco   STAPLES Project was presented by the Fès-Meknès 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 by the partner ASCAME (Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry) under the theme “𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬: 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀-𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘰 I𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” ASCAME was one of the partners of this edition […]