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"PORTUGAL - The Minister of Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning, said that Portugal can double its aquaculture production by 2015, in order to meet local fish consumption demand which is three times the European average. "The Portuguese fishermen are fishing the same as other Europeans, but the Portuguese consume three times more fish", said the Minister at the opening of the Great Sea Conference, organized by the Daily News. "

"Stéphane LE FOLL, Ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt participait mercredi 5 et jeudi 6 février à Alger à la réunion des Ministres de l'Agriculture du CIHEAM, organisation rassemblant 13 États membres du pourtour méditerranéen (Albanie, Algérie, Egypte, Espagne, France, Grèce, Italie, Liban, Malte, Maroc, Portugal, Tunisie et Turquie) ainsi que la FAO. Ce déplacement marque l'importance accordée par la France à l'avenir des enjeux agricoles et alimentaires dans le bassin méditerranéen et sa volonté d'agir pour un approfondissement de la coopération régionale dans le domaine. « Le renforcement de la coopération méditerranéenne dans le secteur agricole est un enjeu prioritaire pour la France car c'est un des principaux socles de la stabilité de la région », a déclaré le Ministre, ajoutant que « l'interdépendance des pays méditerranéens en matière agricole et alimentaire, mais aussi les changements globaux tels que la démographie ou l'urbanisation, font de la sécurité alimentaire de la région une responsabilité collective »."

Download n° 10 - Spring-Summer 2014 Putting learning into practice In 2006, just eight years ago, the European Commission held a first transnational meeting in Oporto, Portugal, to launch a new "territorial approach" to addressing the challenges faced by Europe's fisheries. Axis 4, as it became known, was born and in 2014 we are starting to see the results and learn from this first experiment in local development for fisheries communities. Zoom: Peer-to-peer learning and mentoring Three examples from Sweden. Report: Partners of the sea Forging a common maritime identity through animation and collective project support in Marennes Oléron (Poitou-Charentes, France). People: Rita Pamplona Report: Axis 4 of the EFF, at the forefront of sustainable development in Romania Two examples in the Danube Delta and South Dobrogea. Four innovative, area-based development projects in fisheries areas. Spotlight:Towards a successful implementation of Axis 4 A study on Axis 4 of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) in 15 Member States estimates that considerable employment benefits and some important qualitative results have already been achieved by FLAGs and beneficiaries.