FOOD 2030 EU Research & Innovation for tomorrow's

nutrition and food systems

Karen Fabbri

Head of Sector FOOD 2030

DG Research & Innovation

European Commission, Brussels

DG SANTE - High level group on nutrition and physical activity 29th Nov 2017

A "Perfect Storm"

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Political Opportunity

Juncker Priorities & Modern CAP Sustainable Development Goals

COP21+ World Food Day 2017

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IPCC

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

nutrition & food systems

• Need for a systemic approach to future-proofing food systems by structuring, connecting and scaling-up R&I

• To provide evidence for policies and solutions (knowledge, methods, technologies, services, business models, etc) addressing 4 priorities.

Priorities

FOOD 2030 key achievements

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Working with MS & regions

• Standing Committee for Agricultural Research (SCAR)

• SWG Food Systems – national mapping of R&I investments (themes & expenditures, who does what, link to policies)

Joint Programming Initiatives

• Collaboration HDHL, FACCE, OCEANS on food systems

EIP AGRI

• The one-stop-shop for Agricultural Innovation in Europe

Smart Specialisation Platform for Agri-Food

• Inter-regional partnerships: High-tech farming; Traceability & Big Data; Bio-Economy; Smart sensor systems 4 agri-food

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Working with private sector

• European & National Technology Platforms

• stakeholder fora (academia, research & industry)

• R&I agendas, & roadmaps at EU/ national level

• mobilise stakeholders on agreed priorities

• ETP 'Food for Life', 'FABRE', 'Plants For The Future', …

• Knowledge & Innovation Communities (KICs)

• public-private collaborations

• addressing "Knowledge triangle": R&I – education – business creation

• EIT Food, EIT Health, EIT Climate, EIT Digital, …

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Cities leading the way

• Problem: Current food systems being challenged - How to sustainably feed increasingly growing cities and connect citizens with healthy & sustainable food & nature

• R&I goal: Connect producers to consumers, empowerment of communities and citizens for food systems transformation, cities as innovation ecosystems

• Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP)

• EC RTD report 'Food in Cities' – to be published soon

• Link cities to and include them in research projects

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International Bioeconomy Forum

• Informal flexible and multilateral

network for R&I funder countries actively

engaged in the Bioeconomy, and

international organisations (OECD, FAO…)

• Focus on Research and Innovation:

concrete R&I actions (e.g. microbiome)

with balanced R+I activities, variable

geometry participation

• R&I related policy discussions

(e.g. data, indicators, investment)

• Commissioner Moedas announced the

launching of the IBF on 13 October 2016 in

the frame of the Food 2030 Conference.

Partner countries (variable geometry) showing interest up to now in the IBF process: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, South Africa, USA International organisations (Int. Org.): OECD, FAO, European Forest Institute (EFI).... EU Member States: regular involvement of JPIs, relevant ERA-NETs, SCAR etc.

Four thematic activities which are currently under discussion and scoping are: • Microbiomes (soil to gut)

• ICT in food systems including precision agriculture

• Forestry

• Plant health

Horizon 2020 & FP9

• The EU Framework Programmes as implementation tools for FOOD 2030

• Horizon 2020 – WP call s - recent 2018-2019 calls published

• FP9 discussions ongoing in parallel to Multi-Annual Financial Framework – spring/summer 2018

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FOOD 2030 Recent & Next Steps

Launch FOOD 2030 Expert Group

(Sep-June)

FOOD 2030 World Food Day Conf.

Brussels (Oct)

Launch Fit4FOOD 2030 CSA & FOOD 2030 at EP COM AGRI (Nov)

MS Mapping of Food Systems R&I (Feb)

FOOD 2030 2nd

High Level Event - BG Presidency, Plovdiv (June 2018)

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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

FOOD 2030 - NEW LEVEL OF AMBITION, IMPACT AND FOCUS

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• Food system approach to R&I policy

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

• Map & close R&I investment gap

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

• Game changing technologies, approaches, business models

• New global platform for engagement and co-creation

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Thank you!

Email: karen.fabbri@ec.europa.eu Website bioeconomy directorate: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy Twitter: #FOOD2030EU