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This project has been funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 691478

Emerging industries as key enablers for the adoption of advanced technologies in the agrifood sector

Grigoris ChatzikostasNovi Sad Roadshow Event

16 November 2016, Novi Sad

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Demographic change, urbanization,

technological advances, resource scarcity and

shift in economic power

bring new challenges in

agrifood

In Europe SMEs dominate the sector

by generating 51.6% of its turnover and

64.3% of its

employment

4.5 trillion euros represents:

10% of consumer spending

40% of employment30% greenhouse – gas

emissions

Global demand for food has to

increase 2.5 times by 2050 due to 9+ billion

global population

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Matchmaking facility

Training program

Lean start-up approach

Supporting services

Marketplace for Precision Agriculture Services

Platform for exploiting IoT to reach consumers

Toolbox for the design of functional foods (recipes and

processes)

Technology

Peer-2-peer evaluation

Reward crowdfunding

Equity crowdfunding

Selection and funding scheme

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100,000 € & Coaching

Crowdfunding campaigns

2,000 € & Trainings

P2P evaluation

10 consortia

40+ consortia

100 beneficiaries

500 applicants

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Industries in focus:Agrifood,

ICT/advanced technologies, and

emerging industries

EU Member states and

H2020 eligible countries

Individuals (natural

persons), SMEs and start-ups

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Collaborate with others

Shoot a videoForm a

team

Evaluate other teams

Prepare a crowdfunding

campaign

Put

Message

Your

Here

You will choose the best! We leverage community wisdom.

Understanding of the dynamics

across the value chain

Vision for new products/services

We are looking for the best teams

in terms of: Previous experience and current

activities

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2,000 € travel grant

Onsite bootcamp (1,000 € in services)

10 online webinars and customer-focused

business modelling training (3,000 € in

services)

Matchmaking facility

Reward crowdfunding campaign (up to 15,000 €

in services )

Equity crowdfunding (optional)

100,000 € KATANA grant

Investment readiness program (10,000 € in

services)

5 webinars (2,000 € in services)

Export promotion e-learning training courses

(5,000 € in services)

Equity crowdfunding (optional)

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Idea

Marketacceptance

KATANAfunding

AdditionalKATANA services

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Call for teams

Call for ideas

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A passionate kiss that lasts for 2 minutes can help you burn 4 calories

Give us 2 minutes of your time, shoot a video &

GET FUNDED!

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Thank you for your attention!

This project has been funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 691478

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