the eu’s new research framework programme (2007-2013):

FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY

The EU’s new Research Framework Programme (2007-2013):

focus on food agriculture and biotechnology

François ConstantinProject officerEuropean Commission - DG RTD [email protected]

Meeting of the CEI Working Group on Agriculture FAO Headquarters, Rome, 22 May 2006


From FP6 to FP7• The ERA-Net scheme• The Technology Platforms

FP7 outline• Overview• Theme 2 “Food, Agriculture & Biotechnology” & the

Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy• Perspectives for International Cooperation

The Standing Committee for Agricultural Research (SCAR)

Overview


Strengthening the foundations of ERA

Structuring the ERAResearch &Innovation

Training &Mobility

ResearchInfrastructures

Science & Society

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Anticipating S/T Needs

Scientific support to policies

New and emerging S/T needs

SME activities

International cooperation

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Food Quality and Safety

Production Processing

Health and well-being

of Consumer

Safe, high-quality foods

Food intake

Environmental factors

Fork-to-Farm

685 M€ over the four years (EU15)


A wide range of instruments in FP 6

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

“New” Instruments Integrated Projects (IP) Networks of Excellence (NoE)

“Traditional” Instruments Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) Coordination Actions (CA) Specific Support Actions (SSA)

COORDINATION OF RESEARCH – ERA-Net scheme ERA-Nets should support the cooperation and coordination of research

activities that are: strategically planned (programmes) executed at a national or regional level financed or managed by national or regional public bodies


ERA-net activities

Examples of ERA-nets in Agricultural Research

European Research Area on plant genomics (CA);

Towards sustainable integration of animal welfare in food production (SSA);

Processing for food safety (SSA);

Towards a European-wide exchange network for improving dissemination of integrated water resources management research (SSA)

Coordination of European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming (CA)

Agricultural Research for Development (CA)

Reinforcement of ERA-Net in FP7

Continuity of ERA-NET as the scheme providing a framework for the coordination of public research programmes (new topics)

Broadening the partnership and scope of ERA-NETs

Deepening the activities towards mutual opening of programmes


Technology Platforms - Overall Concept

Stakeholders, led by industry, getting together to define a Strategic Research Agenda on a number of strategically important issues with high societal relevance where achieving Europe’s future growth, competitiveness and sustainability objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term

Stage 1: Stakeholders get together and define a common vision

Stage 2: Stakeholders define a Strategic Research Agenda

Stage 3: Stakeholders implement the Strategic Research Agenda


Technology Platform on Plant Genomics & Biotechnology

“Plants for the future” vision paperlaunched on 24th June 2004 by representativesof research, biotech and food industry, farmers,consumers and other stakeholders

Produce better quality, healthy, €, diverse foods Enhance agricultural and environmental sustainability Increase competitiveness of European agriculture

Actors: EPSO, EUROPABIOParticipants: wide range of stakeholdersHome page: www.epsoweb.org


Other Technology Platforms in Agricultural Research Areas

Forest Resources Animal Breeding Global Animal Health Food Technologies Water Sanitation Sustainable Chemistry incl. White Biotechnology Bioenergy ….


FP7: What’s new ?

Main new elements compared to FP6:

Annual budget doubled (initial proposal) Total: EUR 5 billion ►10 billion per year Basic research (~ EUR 1.5 billion per year)

Simplification of procedures

Management ERC (Basic Research) Logistical and administrative tasks transferred to external structures

Joint Technology Initiatives, Research Infrastructures

International cooperation will be implemented under the Co-operation Specific Programme in each thematic area and across themes


Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

JRC (nuclear)JRC (nuclear)

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear)JRC (non-nuclear)

EuratomEuratom

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FP7 structure (2007-2013) Specific Programmes


9 themes

1. Health

2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

3. Information and Communication Technologies

4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

5. Energy

6. Environment (including Climate Change)

7. Transport (including Aeronautics)

8. Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities

9. Security and Space



WHITE BIOTECHCLEAN BIOPROCESSES

RAW MATERIALS/WASTE

THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY

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

“Fork to Farm”Food, health

and well-being

SOCIETAL NEEDS

Lifesciences &

biotechnology forsustainable non-food products +

processes

GREEN/BLUE BIOTECHOPTIMISED RAW MATERIALSPRODUCTION

PROCESSINGADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY

DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION

LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT.

QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE

STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY FUNCTIONALITY


Pillar 1:Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments

Enabling research (‘omics’, converging technologies, biodiversity) for micro-organism, plants and animals

Improved crops and production systems incl. organic farming

Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture, forestry and rural development

Animal welfare, breeding and production

Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonoses

Policy tools for agriculture and rural development


Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed

Nutrition, diet related diseasesand disorders

Innovative food and feed processing

Improved quality and safety of food, beverage and feed

Total food chain concept

Traceability

Pillar 2:

“Fork to farm”- Food, health and well being


Pillar 3:Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added value industrial products; novel farming systems

Bio-catalysis; new bio-refinery concepts

Forestry and forest based products and processes

Environmental remediation and cleaner processing


International Cooperation in FP7 PARTNERS for the EU

Third Countries:Industrialised countries

Associated countries

International Cooperation Partner Countries:

Countries neighbouring the EU (Mediterranean partner Countries, Western Balkans, Eastern European and Central Asian countries)

Developing countries (ACP, ASIA, Latin America)

Emerging economies (China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa…)


“International cooperation partner country” means a third country which the European Commission classifies as a low-income, lower-middle-income or upper-middle-income country as identified in the work programme addressing international cooperation activities (= previous definition of “INCO targets” in FP6)

“Third country” means a State that is not a European Union Member State

International co-operation in FP7 Cooperation – Collaborative research:

RULES OF PARTICIPATION - DEFINITIONS


RULES OF PARTICIPATION - DEFINITIONS


International Cooperation in FP7A coherent strategy

COOPERATIONCOOPERATION

InternationalCooperation

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CAPACITIESCAPACITIES

IDEASIDEASPEOPLEPEOPLE

International co-operation will be implemented in each FP7 Specific Programme


Collaborative research(Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions)

Collaborative research(Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions)

Joint Technology InitiativesJoint Technology Initiatives

Coordination of non-Community research programmes(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)

Coordination of non-Community research programmes(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)

International CooperationInternational Cooperation


International cooperation will be implemented under the Co-operation Specific Programme in each thematic area and across themes


International cooperation in the “Co-operation - Collaborative Research”

Programme will be implemented directly in each thematic area through:

1. The opening of all activities carried out in the thematic

areas

2. Specific co-operation actions in each thematic area

dedicated to third countries in the case of mutual interest in

co-operating on particular topics.


IMPLEMENTATION


IMPLEMENTATION


1. The opening of all activities carried out in the thematic areas

2. Specific cooperation actions with priority target regions /

countries:

2.1 Regional dialogues, bilateral agreements, neighbours and emerging economies: based on mutual interest and benefits

2.2 DEV countries: taking into account their needs

2.3 Global challenges: multilateral cooperation for global challenges

International cooperation in FP7 Theme 2

Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology




2.2 For DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Research of specific interest for developing countries will be supported,

taking into account UN Millennium development goals and already

ongoing activities.

eradicating extreme poverty and hunger(under theme Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology)

ensuring environmental sustainability, including access to safe drinking water

(under themes Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology and Environment)

combating HIV/AIDS malaria and other poverty related diseases (under theme Health)






1. Opening of all activities

the minimum number of participants shall be 3 independent legal entities

established in three different Member States or Associated countries (Third

countries can be partners)

2. Specific co-operation actionsArticle 5. Minimum numbers of participants and their place of establishment:

…the minimum number of participants shall be 4 independent legal entities of

which:

at least 2 are established in two different Member States or Associated

countries

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at least 2 are established in two different international cooperation

partner countries

International cooperation in FP7 Cooperation – Collaborative research:

RULES OF PARTICIPATION (draft)


RULES OF PARTICIPATION (draft)


A Community financial contribution may be granted to: any legal entity established in an international cooperation

partner country, any legal entity established in a third country other than a

country covered by subparagraph (a), participating in an indirect action,

if provision is made for this purpose in the specific programmes or in the relevant work programme or

if it is essential for carrying out the indirect action or if such funding is foreseen in any bilateral scientific and

technological agreement, or other arrangement between the Community and the country in which the legal entity is established, that opens the research funding schemes of the Community to such an entity.


FUNDING (draft)


FUNDING (draft)


International outgoing fellowships

International incoming fellowships

Partnerships to support exchange of researchers

Support of common initiatives between European organisations and countries with S&T agreements

Measures to counter the risk of ‘brain drain’ from developing countries/emerging economies

International Cooperation inPeople – Human Potential

International Cooperation inPeople – Human Potential


Aim to integrate the Community into the world-wide research community

Open to INCO partner countries on basis of mutual benefit or according to relevant concluded agreements

Participation of INCO partner countries to be justified on basis of added scientific value

International Cooperation inIdeas – Frontier Research

International Cooperation inIdeas – Frontier Research


Policy DialoguePolicy Dialogue

Coordination of National Policies & ActivitiesCoordination of National Policies & Activities

S&T Cooperation PartnershipsS&T Cooperation Partnerships

International Cooperation inCapacities – Research Capacity

International Cooperation inCapacities – Research Capacity


FP7 budgetFP7 budget(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)

Ideas10,447

People6,279

Capacities6,594

JRC1,617

Euratom4,193

Cooperation39,134


FP7: Tentative Roadmap

2006

21 Feb EP – Adoption of FP report in committeeMar/Apr Council - Common position on FP and Rules12 June EP - 1st reading of FP and RulesJuly Council and EP - Adoption of FP and Rules13 July EP – Adoption of SP report in committeeSep EP - 1st reading of SPsSep Council and EP - Adoption of SPsOct Commission - Adoption of Work

programmes and necessary materials

Nov Commission - Publication of 1st calls

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The launch of the “new” SCARStanding Committee for Agricultural Research

• 1974: Council Regulation N° 1728/74 establishing SCAR

• July 2004: SCAR management transferred from DG AGRI to DG RTD

• 22 November 2004: Dutch Presidency report calling for a high-level decision platform: a new role for SCAR

• End November 2004: MS to nominate two high-level representatives

• 2-3 February 2005: First “new” SCAR meeting• New mandate• Establishment of a standing oversight working group• Nomination of Observers

• 9-10 June 2005: Second plenary meeting• 1-2 December 2005: Third plenary meeting• 15-16 June 2006: Fourth plenary meeting________

SCAR countries: EU 25 + 8 Observers (BG, RO, TR, CH, IL, IS, NO, HR)


SCAR tasks

Main role for SCAR:

Support the Commission and MS towards better coordination of agricultural research across the ERA

This will involve:

Strategic discussions on the agricultural research agenda in Europe in the long term (FP7 and beyond)

Enhanced cooperation between MS (joint research programmes, common infrastructures)

Research agenda in scientific support to the CAP


Main SCAR initiatives

1. Priority topics for a Common Research Agenda

2. Foresight activities – EU outlook agriculture 2020

3. Mapping infrastructures / institutions / activities

4. Launch of the SCAR website


1. Towards a Common Research Agenda

Agreement on priority topics

• Strategic discussions on the agricultural research agenda in Europe based on existing and possible future coordination fora (e.g. ERA-Nets, Technology Platforms, Networks of Excellence)

• Identified areas for possible cooperation between Member States

Establishment of collaborative working groups

• Report on national programmes, capacities and infrastructures (mapping activity)

• Identification of research gaps

• Identify priorities for collaborative research activities between Member States

• Proposals for ERA-NETs

Input to FP7 Specific Programme Theme 2 “Food, Agriculture, Biotechnology”


1. Towards a Common Research Agenda Collaborative Working Groups on 11 themes

ALREADY STARTED

• ICT and Robotics in Agriculture Coordinator: DK

• Renewable Raw Material for Industry Coordinator: DE

• Sustainable Livestock Production from Grassland Coordinator: IE

• Relevant Issues for Mediterranean Agriculture Coordinator: IT - FR

• Agriculture and Sustainable Development Coordinator: FR

• Animal Health Coordinator: UK

• Advanced Technologies for Climatic Control of Greenhouses and Livestock Housing Coordinator: IL

IN PREPARATION

• Adaptation of Human Nutrition to Environment Evolution Coordinator: FR

• Ecological Networks and Corridors Coordinator: NL

• Ecology for Ecosystems Coordinator: FR

• Development of Sustainable Agriculture in the Baltic SeaCoordinator: PL


2. Foresight – Agricultural Research in Europe

Overall objective• To analyse possible scenarios for European agriculture in a 20-year

perspective, allowing the identification of specific research needs for the medium and long term

Methodology• A set of foresight papers by an appointed expert group on major driving

forces like: science and technology, rural economy, health, societal changes, economy and trade, environment, climate change

Main steps• A review report from the expert group• A conference in 2007 on Foresight for European Agricultural Research • A report of the Commission to the Council and Parliament


3. Mapping of EU agriculture research capacity

Infrastructures• Identification of key-agriculture infrastructures of EU relevance• Sharing existing infrastructures among MS research teams• Proposals for critical large scale infrastructures:

• Genetic and biological resource centres• Agriculture, forestry and environment observatories• Human nutrition research centres• Advanced experimental facilities for infectious diseases

• Links with ESFRI

Activities & Institutions• Building on EU AGRI MAPPING project (SSP4): “Mapping and foresight of the

European agricultural & food research capacity”• Coverage: 33 SCAR countries• Database on research establishments• Mapping report identifying the main players• Consolidated report on the trends and the needs• Recommendations towards the development of the research potential


4. SCAR websiteDevelopment of a prototype for a SCAR web portal building on existing EU websites and linking with relevant MS/institution

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/scar/index_en.cfm


Next steps

• 8th meeting of the SCAR-WG: 18 May 2006

• 4th SCAR plenary meeting: 15-16 June 2006

• Report to the European Parliament and to the Council: in 2007

•Article 11 Council Regulation N° 1728/74


More informationMore information

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EUROPA:- information space of the European Commission- FP6 http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/- Conference “The Knowledge-based bio-economy”, Brussels, Sept. 2005 www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2005/kbb/- FP7 : http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm

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