FP7 and AET Themes of Agricultural Engineering and …€¦ · 2008 2013 2007 Enhancement of the Implementation Plan for the whole FP 7 duration „Call by Call“ Analysing FP 7

Ludger Frerichs, June 7, 2007

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Agricultural Engineering

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Information Workshop

Dr. Ludger Frerichs

Brussels

June 7, 2007


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Agenda

10:00h – 11:00h

The agricultural engineering sector in the European Research Area

� The AET Working Group – Towards an implementation strategy

Dr Ludger Frerichs, Claas Harsewinkel, AET Working Group

� Innovating European agricultural engineering – Views of the

European Commission

Dr Christian Patermann, European Commission

Director DG Research „Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food“


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Agenda

11:00h – 12:00h

Requests and Requirements to RTD topics in the Agricultural

Engineering and Technology sector from Thematic Areas in FP 7

� Theme 4: “Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New

Production Technologies”

Dr Andrea Gentili, European Commission, DG Research “Industrial Technologies – New Generation Products”

� Theme 5: “Energy”

Dr Karl Kellner, European Commission, DG TREN „Energy & Transport -

New and renewable resources of energy/Energy efficiency“

� Theme 3: “ICT”, Theme 6: “Environment”, Theme 7: “Transport”

Frank Knecht, VDMA European Office, Adviser RTD, MANUFUTURE-EU

12:00h – 12:30h

Discussion


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Agenda

12:30h – 13:30h

Lunch

13:30h – 14:30h

Introduction of Technology Platforms relevant for collaboration with

the AET sector, common research areas and activities

� TP “Food for Life”

Prof Gerhard Schiefer, University of Bonn, Chair for Business Management, Organization and Information Management

� TP “Plants for the future”

Prof Ulrich Schurr, Research Center Jülich; Research area Earth and Environment, Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere

� TP “Biofuels”

Dr Jeroen Schuppers , European Commission, DG Research New and Renewable Energy Sources


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Agenda

14:30h – 16:50h

Introduction and discussion of 4 thematic sectors within the

Agricultural Engineering and Technologies

� Quality and Product Security

Prof Stefan Böttinger, University of Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Engineering

� Sustainable Animal Production

Prof Aad Jongebreur, Wageningen University

� Sustainable Plant Production

Alexander Sassenberg, John Deere, AMS Europe, Zweibrücken

� Bioenergy and Renewable Materials

Manfred Wörgetter, HBLFA Francisco Josephinum Wieselburg, Research Agricultural Engineering

16:50h – 17:00h

Conclusions


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The AET Working Group – Towards an

implementation strategyor:

„If you want harvest you need to seed“

Objectives of the workshop:

Continues information on MANUFUTURE AET state

Keeping awareness in the European AET sector and

in the Commission

Getting input for the next steps of implementation in FP7

from - AET sector - other ETP‘s - the Commission


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AET in Brief

Mission:

Maintaining the European leadership in Agricultural Engineering and

Technologies (AET)

Targets:

Informing decision-takers at European level so that FP 7 call topics truly

reflect the needs of the European industry; providing a European platform

that initiates collaborative RTD activities in the AET sector

Strategy:

Formulating a strategic vision, identifying research fields, and defining a

roadmap of RTD topics by the AET industry and research community under

the umbrella of a European Technology Platform


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Milestones

2003 2004 2005

2003

Attempt to find a call for an AET project in FP6 - without success

-> Initiative kick-off

May 2004

A national workshop identifies focal points

and contents of future research

April 2005

1st paper on Agricultural Technology in FP 7

December 2005

Letter to the Commissioners Fischer Boel

and Potočnik, signed by many European

companies and associations


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Milestones

2006 2007

March 2006

Start of the AET Working Group under the

umbrella of the ETP MANUFUTURE

January 2006

1st European workshop in Brussels

AET

October 2006

Release of paper

„Vision 2020 - Strategic Research Agenda - First Implementation Plan“

January 2007

Release of paper „Excerpt of FP 7 Working

Programme 2007 - Calls with relations to AET“

June 2007

2nd European AET Information Workshop in Brussels


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Milestones

2008 2013

2007

Enhancement of the Implementation Plan for the whole FP 7 duration

„Call by Call“

Analysing FP 7 Calls on AET related topics and inform AET sector

Yearly

Review of Implementation Plan with DG Research


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Project

ProposalProject

ProposalProject

ProposalProject

Proposal

The ProcessDefinition of Strategy and Agenda

Vision

SRA

Priorities

GENERATION

VALIDATION

Inform the sector

about calls, paper...

Information

Advertising

Encouragement

Relationship

Definition of

Implementation Plan

Projects

Timing

Resources

Information Implementation

RECONFIGURATION

Review Process

Monitoring

Assessment

Enhancement


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Available Documents

www.manufuture.org


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Agricultural Technology is the

Essential Basis for Production of:


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Agricultural Technology is

Enabling Technology

It enables

production of healthy food and feed and of renewable resources

of required quality

reduction of human workload in all fields of agriculture processes

high efficiency in agricultural machines and processes

appropriate animal husbandry

sustainable handling of natural resources

maintenance of the landscape and biodiversity

How to provide 8 Bn. people in 2020 with enough healthy food

and sufficient bio energy - affordable and under preserving

of nature and landscape - without advanced agricultural technology?


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Sector of Agricultural Machinery 2005

19 Bn.

Euro

EU 15:

4500 businesses

135 000 employees

plus 125 000 in trade etc.

Only 4 businesses with

turnover

> 1 Bn. Euro

and only 8 with

> 0.5 Bn. Euro

Global production:


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VISION 2020General Highlights

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Global Economy:

e.g. Tractor production already 2005:

Total World: 870 000

India, China, Korea: 360 000


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VISION 2020Agricultural Change

Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy is reality!

Sustainability and reliability in all production chains are mandatory!

Nothing else:

High quality and

healthy food

Structural change continues;

in some EU regions

stabilized at high farm size 1980 2000 2020

No. Farms

Precision crop and livestock

farming is prevalent

Renewable energy and

energy efficiency is of

major importance


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VISION 2020Technology Highlights

Novel machine concepts for

advanced farming systems

� Less soil impact

� High fuel efficiency

� High performance

e.g. crop production

Diverse technology

for food chain monitoring

Robotics and

extensive

automation

� ICT Ag-Standards

� Web Services

� Telematics in maintenance

and machine control


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AET Strategic Research AgendaSummary

The intended knowledge-based economy (EU Lisbon Strategy) requires

significant advances in the technologies to manage food and renewable

production.

The European engineering industry for this sector is internationally

leading and competitive, and has recognised the importance of a

coordinated approach to the identification of research priorities, and the

translation as innovations into practice.

Major changes are expected in the shape of agriculture and the

importance of new technologies as well as new ways of communicating

information and making decisions.

Research themes are explained and prioritised under four topic areas:

Quality and Product Security

Sustainable Plant Production

Sustainable Animal Production

Bioenergy and Renewable Materials.


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AET Fields of ResearchSystems, methods and sensors

for quality assessmentTopic 1: Quality and Product Security

� Standards for quality measurement

� Sensors for residues

� Materials and surfaces

� Logistics and origin certification

� Special consumer food

� Reduction of mycotoxins

� Avoiding spread of pests

� Life cycle analysis

� In-field processing

� Waste treatment

Rugged ingredient and residue sensors

Mycotoxin

detection and

crop handling

Production Chain

ICT Architectures

Logistic solution Traceability RFID

Networks


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AET Fields of Research

Topic 2: Sustainable Plant Production

� Energy-efficient crop management

� Preserving soil quality

� Robotics for crop management

� Man machine interface

� Agricultural systems and networks

� Sensors to target inputs

� Model-based control

� Optimised harvesting systems

� Systems models

� Water resource management

� Crop design

Novel efficient

drive line

technology and

management;

new materials etc.

Field robots

Advanced irrigation

technology

Sensors for

process design

Web based

services


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Topic 3: Sustainable animal production

� Standards for animal health, welfare and

sustainable animal production

� Development of desease prevention strategies

� Business models of future livestock farming

� Improvement of environmental conditions

according to labour, human health, ergonomics

� Working conditions, reduction of risks and

accidents

� Improved process und product quality

Health monitoring Integration of Environmental Aspects

into European Standardisation

Livestock housing with

„natural“ conditions

Production process

control networks


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Topic 4: Bioenergy and renewable material

� Technologies and logistics for production,

preservation and storage

� Optimization and standardisation of bio fuels

� New bio-materials and definition of quality

criteria of intermediate and end products

� World wide development of cost-effective bio

energy and bio materials

� Bio refinery concepts of whole crops in

sustainable production processes

� Improving the cost-effectiveness of bio fuels

and bio materials

� Plant breeding and cultivation

New

bio-materialStandardisation

Biomass Production

Storage

Logistic solutions


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Agenda

10:00h – 11:00h The agricultural engineering sector in the European Research Area

11:00h – 12:00h Requests and Requirements to RTD topics in the Agricultural Engineering and Technology sector from Thematic Areas in FP 7

12:00h – 12:30h Discussion

12:30h – 13:30h Lunch

13:30h – 14:30h Introduction of Technology Platforms relevant for collaboration with the AET sector, common research areas and activities

14:30h – 16:50h Introduction and discussion of 4 thematic sectors

(15.30h – 15.50h within the Agricultural Engineering and Technologies

Coffee break)

16:50h – 17:00h Conclusions