CIHEAM was founded at the joint initiative of the OECD and the Council of Europe on 21 May 1962 under an agreement signed by the governments of seven southern European countries: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia. In pursuing its three main complementary missions (post-graduate specialised education, networked research and facilitation of the regional debate), CHEAM has established itself as an authority in its fields of activity: Mediterranean agriculture, food and rural development.
Franse naam: Centre International des Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes Overkoepelend instituut: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), meer
