Application period: April 8th – July 15th (17.00 CET) – (Rules of Contest + Template I and Template II are available below).
Submission period: June 15th – July 15th (17.00 CET)
Prize contests will be launched in the first quarter of 2025 and remain open until the second quarter of 2025.
Selection process with the Jury : Autumn 2025
Ceremony: Last quarter of 2025
The Prize “Woman Greening Food Systems Award in the Mediterranean Region” recognises and celebrates the outstanding contributions of the Mediterranean women in promoting sustainable and resilient food systems. The prizes are to recognise and uplift the essential role women play in innovating and transforming sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean region. The award intends to spotlight these women and their initiatives, aiming to augment visibility and thus empowering women across the region to continue their significant contributions towards the future of sustainable and resilient food =systems. Beyond this, the award is envisioned to foster further innovation within green food systems and advance gender equality within the food systems sector. PRIMA will award two winners with a recognition prize of EUR 10 000 each.
The “PRIMA Woman Greening Food Systems Award in the Mediterranean Region” will provide the winner of each of the two Prizes with high visibility in the public interest and increased media coverage. The contest’s specific rules29 will be published on the PRIMA website as soon as the PRIMA 2025 calls are public and actively disseminated elsewhere to maximize participation.
Contestants will have to provide proof of eligibility30 and a written description of their achievements in the “PRIMA Woman Greening Food Systems Award in the Mediterranean Region” field, which will be presented to an independent panel of experts for evaluation.
The contestants for the PRIMA prizes should be at least one legal entity established in a PRIMA PS. The demonstrated practices must be implemented in the Mediterranean region. Prizes will not be awarded to teams including employees of PRIMA or serving on one of the PRIMA Advisory (Scientific Advisory Committee) or governing (Board of Trustees and Steering Committee) boards. Please also note that participants who have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a prize under this Work Programme 2025 for the same activities.
An independent panel of experts will evaluate all eligible applications. The prizes will be awarded, after the closure of the contest, to the contestant(s) who, in the opinion of the panel, best address all the following criteria:
- Innovative Solutions for Greening Food Systems: Demonstrated implementation of innovative solutions and practices proposed and led by women, specifically aimed at greening food systems in the Mediterranean region. This includes, but not limited to, pioneering approaches in agriculture, food production, and waste reduction that prioritize environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and resource efficiency.
- Evidence of Impactful Implementation: Evidence of tangible outcomes resulting from the implementation of proposed solutions, showcasing measurable improvements in sustainability, resilience, and inclusivity within the agriculture and sector. This could include quantifiable metrics such as reductions in carbon emissions, improvements in soil health, increased biodiversity, or enhanced food security and nutrition outcomes. It is essential to quantify the outcomes via measurable key indicators (for instance, number of beneficiaries and end-users, percentage of efficiency improvement).).
- Women Empowerment for Green Food Systems: Active engagement and empowerment of local communities and stakeholders, facilitated by women, in decision-making processes and project implementation specifically within the context of greening food systems. This involves fostering inclusive participation, ensuring equitable access to resources, providing opportunities for capacity building, and promoting leadership roles for women and marginalized groups in initiatives aimed at enhancing the sustainability and resilience of food systems.
Recognition prizes
Prize contests will be launched in the first quarter of 2025 and remain open until the second quarter of 2025. (Model Rule of Contest (RoC) will be published in PRIMA website at the following link: https://prima-med.org/woman-greening-award/).
Prize Amount(s): two awards of EUR 10 000 each
Budget of the prizes: EUR 20 000