CA.RA.VA.N project: toward implementation of a modern camel selection system in Northern Africa?

A project entitled “CA.RA.VA.N., Toward a CAmel tRAnsnational VAlue chain” (http://www.arimnet2.net/index.php/researchprojects/projects-2nd-call-2/ca-ra-va-n), involving research institutions from Spain, Italy, France, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, has been recently financed by EU through the Arimnet2 instrument. Additional partners from eligible (Tunisia) and non-eligible areas (Mauritania and Austria) have been associated to the project due to relevant interest in, and expected contribution to, the topic of the project. General goals and activities planned within the CA.RA.VA.N. project, together with an overview of the already launched initiatives, known constraints and emerging opportunities for the development of the dromedary sector in Northern African countries will be discussed.