Circum-mediterranean ethnobotanical and ethnographic heritage in traditional technologies, tools, and uses of wild and neglected plants for food, medicine, textiles, dying, and handicrafts

Objective

The research project will contribute to:
- point out an ethno botanical and folkloric history of useful plant (food, medicine, textiles, dying, handicrafts, basketry, and rituals) in Southern Europe and Northern Africa;
- analyse the role played by botanicals in the traditional technologies and tools used in traditional cooking and healing practices, in producing textiles and basketry , and in dying operations;
- disseminate and exchange this heritage thorough pre-existing ethnographical museums and new conceived ethno botanical collections.

Fields of science

• humanities › history and archaeology › history
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › textiles

Programme(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Address

Hollandseweg 1
6706 KN Wageningen
Netherlands

Participants (7)

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Cyprus

Address

Ministry Of Agriculture, Natural Resources And Env
1516 Nicosia

Links

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES PLANTES MEDICINALES ET AROMATIQUES

Morocco

Address

Rabat Institut
6388 Rabat

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

Greece

Address

Michelogianni Str., Sody, Akrotiri
73100 Hania - Crete

UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA

Spain

Address

Facultad De Farmacia, Campus Universitario De Cart
18071 Granada

UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE

Italy

Address

Via Della Pergola 48
50121 Firenze

UNIVERSITY OF MANSOURAH

Egypt

Address

Al Gamohria Street, 60 - Mansoura University
35516 Mansoura

UNIVERSITY OF SAAD DAHLEB BLIDA

Algeria

Address

Douirete, Route De Soumaa
09100 Blida