FOOD 2030

driving

food systems

Maria Vasile

Policy officer, Agri-Food Chain Unit

DG Research & Innovation

European Commission, Brussels

BigPicnic Festival, Madrid 27th Feb 2019

Table of Contents

1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities

2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?

3. BigPicnic project

4. Horizon Europe

A "Perfect Storm"

2019: The Year of Nutrition We are not alone in our thinking -increasing and broad agreement for Food systems

thinking – Now becoming mainstream

• EAT-Lancet Commission Paper: Food in the Anthropocene - Healthy Diets for Sustainable Food Systems

• EAT-Lancet Commission Paper: Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change

• European Commission Reflection Paper: Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030

• European Commission Communication: A Clean Planet for all - A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy

• Austrian Presidency Policy Brief: Connecting food systems for co-benefits: How can food systems combine diet-related health with environmental and economic policy goals?

• European Investment Bank Final report: Access-to-finance conditions for innovative companies along the agri-food value chain

• IPES FOOD: International Panel of Experts on sustainable food Systems

1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities

2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?

3. FIT4FOOD2030 project

4. Horizon Europe

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Priorities

FOOD 2030 EU R&I Policy Framework to future-proof our

nutrition & food systems

• Perfect Storm: climate change, population growth, resource scarcity, malnutrition, obesity & NCDs

• Political opportunity: response to SDGs, COP21+, Junker priorities

• Investment opportunity: EU underinvesting in food & agri R&I despite high returns on investment

• Need for a systemic approach to future-proofing food systems via more impactful R&I

FOOD 2030 - NEW LEVEL OF AMBITION, IMPACT AND FOCUS

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• Food system approach

• New partnerships with Member States, business, society and other stakeholders

• New global platform

• Game changing technologies, approaches, business models

• Map & close R&I investment gap

• Connect R&I, from 'farm-to-fork-to-gut-and back' including primary production

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Examples of possible R&I Nutrition Circularity Climate Innovation

Alternative Proteins

Personalised Nutrition

Fighting obesity - pre- and post-natal nutrition

Fighting Food Waste

Sustainable Use of Land

Bio-fertilisers for Plants

Farmers as Natural Resource Managers

Boosting Photosynthesis

Printing Healthy Meals for Elderly patients

Cities - Urban Farming

Circularity Climate Innovation

1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities

2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?

3. Big Picnic project

4. Horizon Europe

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Big Picnic Project

Innovation and empowerment of communities Engaged the public in food system and science policy through increasing collaboration and conversation on FNS

Climate smart and environmentally sustainable food systems

Increased the resilience of citizens, especially vulnerable groups, to climate change and increased climate neutrality of food systems

Circularity and resource efficiency of food system Supported research and innovation that would have investigated the drivers of food waste and the actors role within the food system

1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities

2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?

3. Big Picnic project

4. Horizon Europe

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Horizon 2020 & Horizon Europe

• The EU Framework Programmes as implementation tools for FOOD 2030

• Horizon 2020 – WP calls

• Horizon Europe discussions ongoing in parallel to Multi-Annual Financial Framework

• Cluster 'Food & Natural Resources'; in which 10 B is earmarked for food, agri, bioeco

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Horizon Europe: evolution not revolution

Specific objectives of the Programme

Foster all forms of innovation and

strengthen market deployment

Strengthen the impact of R&I

in supporting EU policies

Support the creation and diffusion

of high-quality knowledge

Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA

Strengthening the European Research Area

Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I system Sharing excellence

Pillar 1 Open Science

European Research Council

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Research Infrastructures

Pillar 3 Open Innovation

European Innovation Council

European innovation ecosystems

European Institute of Innovation

and Technology

Pillar 2 Global Challenges and

Industrial Competitiveness

• Health

• Inclusive and Secure Society

• Digital and Industry

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

• Food and natural resources

Joint Research Centre

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Horizon Europe:

investing in R&I to shape our future

The vision:

Jean-Claude Juncker

Tackling climate change

(35 % budgetary target)

Helping to achieve Sustainable

Development Goals

Boosting the Union's

competitiveness and growth

" a Europe that protects,

a Europe that empowers,

a Europe that defends"

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Thank you!

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