Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology

Bringing together science, industry and other stakeholders

Safer, healthier and higher quality food

Sustainable use and production of renewable bio-resources

Epizootic and zoonotic diseases and food related disorders

Security of agricultural, aquaculture and fisheries production

Animal welfare and rural and coastal contexts

Needs of consumers

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Structure of theme 2 (Food,....)

1 Objective – context

2007 2013

3 Activities 12 Areas

2007 2013

Workprogramme, topics

one per year

BIO-ECONOMY ?

All industries and economic sectors that

produce, manage and otherwise exploit

biological resources

KBBE Conference report

http://www.euresearch.ch/forms/files/kbbe_conferencereport_1105.pdf

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Key Technology Platforms for FAFB

Plants for the future http://www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/index.htm

Farm Animal Breeding http://www.fabretp.org/

Global Animal Health www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/agriculture/index_en.html

Biofuels http://www.biofuelstp.eu/

Food for Life http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/home/welcome.asp

Sustainable Chemistry http://www.suschem.org/

Forest Based Sector http://www.forestplatform.org/index.php?cid=ftp

Key documents „non food applications“

Environmental Technology Action Plan (ETAP)

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/index_en.htm

Biomass Action Plan

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/biomass_action_plan/index_en.htm

European Biofuel Strategy

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/biomass/biofuel/index_en.htm

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Structure of theme 2 (Food,....)

Objective – context

2007 2013

Activities Areas

2007 2013

Workprogramme

70 Topics in call 1

2007: call1 + call 2A

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International Cooperation

1. Supported and encouraged (all areas of Food,..

2. Topics with important int. coop. Dimension

3. Specific international cooperation actions (SICA)

Bi-regional dialogues, Bilateral S&T agreements

European neighbourhood, Emerging economies

See list in the workprogramme

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Types of SME welcome in Food,....

End users of new technologies

Breeding companies SMEs and agricultural cooperatives in production, packaging, control food or feed

Technology providers Engineering companies

Technology-based biotech companies

Agricultural biotechnology Industrial biotechnology

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Agriculture

2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

- 2.1.1 Enabling Research

- 2.1.2 Increased sustainability of all production systems

- 2.1.3 Optimised animal productiuon and welfare

- 2.1.4 Socio-economic research and support to policies

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Agriculture

2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

- 2.1.2 Increased sustainability of all production systems

- Increased sustainability

- Better understanding of interactions

- Low input production systems

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Agriculture

2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

- 2.1.2 Increased sustainability of all production systems

KBBE-2007-1-2-05: Novel forest tree breeding

KBBE-2007-1-2-06: Developing new methods for valuing and marketing of currently non-marketable forest goods and services

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Agriculture

2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

- 2.1.1 Enabling Research

- 2.1.2 Increased sustainability of all production systems

- 2.1.3 Optimised animal productiuon and welfare

- 2.1.4 Socio-economic research and support to policies

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Agriculture

2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

- 2.1.4 Socio-economic research and support to policies

- Research for all policies

- Common Agriculture Policy- interactions with forestry

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Agriculture

2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

- 2.1.4 Socio-economic research and support to policies

KBBE-2007-1-4-01: Developing the knowledge-based

bio-economy (KBBE) KBBE-2007-1-4-12: Policy and institutional aspects

of sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural development in the Mediterranean partner

countries

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Food

   2.2 Fork to farm: Food, health and well being

- 2.2.1 Consumers

- 2.2.2 Nutrition

- 2.2.3 Food processing

- 2.2.4 Food quality and safety

- 2.2.5 Environmental impacts and total food chain

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Biotechnology

     2.3 Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

- 2.3.1 Improved biomass and plant based Renewables

- 2.3.2 Bioprocesses

- 2.3.3 Environmental biotechnologies; Use of waste / by-products

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Biotechnology

     2.3 Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

- 2.3.1 Improved biomass and plant based Renewables

- Terestrial or marine biomass production

- Industrial processes and energy production

- Added value forest based products

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Biotechnology

     2.3 Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

- 2.3.1 Improved biomass and plant based Renewables

KBBE-2007-3-1-01: PLANT CELL WALLS – Understanding Plant Cell Walls for optimising Biomass potential KBBE-2007-3-1-02: ENERGY PLANTS - Novel plants for energy production KBBE-2007-3-1-04: FOREST PRODUCTS - New forest

based products and processes

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Biotechnology

     2.3 Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

- 2.3.1 Improved biomass and plant based Renewables

- 2.3.2 Bioprocesses

- 2.3.3 Environmental biotechnologies; Use of waste / by-products

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Biotechnology

     2.3 Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

- 2.3.2 Bioprocesses

- Application of industrial biotechnologies

- Crop and forest biomass chains

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Biotechnology

     2.3 Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

- 2.3.2 Bioprocesses

KBBE-2007-3-2-01: LIGNOCELLULOSIC ENZYMES – Development of cellulases for lignocellulosic biomass pre- treatment

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FP7-KBBE-2007-1

New areas

Follow up previously funded EU-projects

EU-added value (policy developments)

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FP7-KBBE-2007-1

Focus on small collaborative projects

Impact through short term projects

One project per topic competition !

2 May 2007 one stage evaluation

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Contribution in mio €

Large collaborative projectsNetworks of excellence

3 to 6

Small collaborative projects up to 3

Coordination and support actions up to 1

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