Research & Innovation Strategy for Food & Nutrition Security

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1 Research & Innovation Strategy for Food & Nutrition Security Building the EU Food Research Area 11/03/2016 Barend Verachtert DG RTD/F3 European Commission

2 Food and Nutrition Security - a Growing Challenge Urgency & complexity: Compounded effects of population growth, urbanization, migration, resource scarcity and climate change - affect the entire food chain (EU & world) Globally, 3.5 bn people are undernourished, yet ~ 2 bn people are overweight - double burden of malnutrition (diet related disease like diabetes) Globally to feed 9 B by 2050 need to increase production by + 60% in parallel with urbanization and a change in consumption patterns, yet 1/3 of the food we produce is wasted. Increasing global demand for meat & animal products,which is not sustainable 2

3 Food Systems Currently over 90% of our food is produced from land, and the rest comes from inland and marine waters + Feed the world and provides jobs & livelihoods - Causes ¼ of GhG emissions; land, soil & water degradation & stress Food systems include the entire 'value chain' from primary production (agriculture, aquaculture & fisheries), to harvesting, storage, processing, packaging, distribution, waste streams, to consumer intake and back! Food Nutrition Security goes beyond the production of sufficient food for all, but also responds to the need to provide safe and nutritious food for healthy and sustainable diets 3

4 Food value chain Food industry Employs 1/5 of the workforce in EU: 48 million people from 'farm to fork' 11 M farm holdings, 0.3 M food & drink companies (99% SMEs) 1.3 M wholesalers & retailers 1.4 M service companies Biggest manufacturing sector (14% of turnover) But: 6% of Europe's GDP 7% of extra-eu trade is in agri-food products 4

5 The Aim of the FRA Strategy The FRA is a policy framework to better structure, connect and scale-up European Research and Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security, in a global context By offering opportunities for structural improvements to the European R&I systems convening relevant EU services, MS and stakeholders for R&I programme alignment and leveraging of funds By adopting a "whole food chain" approach to connect land & sea, 'farmto-fork-to-gut-and back', producer-to-consumer for a food systems approach to R&I engaging a wide diversity of actors By boosting digital and open innovation & open science, education, skills and capacities 5

6 The FRA Overarching Priorities FRA will structure R&I systems to better contribute to four overarching Food Nutrition Security priorities: 1. Reducing hunger & malnutrition, food safety and diet-related illnesses, and helping citizens adopt sustainable diets and healthy lives 2. Building a climate and global change-resilient primary production system 3. Implementing sustainability and circular economy principles across the whole food system 4. Boosting innovation and investment, while empowering communities 6

7 Food Research Area Open Innovation Open Science Research Breakthroughs Open to the World Investment Regional innovation Private sector partnering Open access and data sharing Engagement, education & skills Making FNS "Smart" via ICT Food system science & transdisciplinarity Global collaborations MS R&I Policy alignment & support PRIORITIES: 1. Reducing hunger, malnutrition, food safety & diet-related illnesses 2. Sustainability & resilience to climate change 3. Sustainability & circularity in food systems 4. Boosting innovation & empowering communities

8 FRA Strategy document Some expected key FRA Roadmap deliverables Policy framework Governance Mobilization of actors FRA Action Plan for delivering on: Research Breakthroughs Open Innovation Open Science, education and skills Global collaborations & alignment FRA Conference to be held on 13 Oct 2016 Online Public consultation so stay tuned! 8

9 FRA Conference 12 Oct Pre-event Workshops 13 Oct FRA 'Conference proper' Design : Four parallel participatory workshops (max 120 persons) With facilitators and rapporteurs Can provide feedback to day 2 Possibly one keynote each to set the scene Design : Keynotes & panel discussion All in plenary (300 people) Focus : Political & stakeholder endorsement Taking the FRA forward Focus : FRA Four Priorities or 4 Pillars or other hot issues? In parallel Food Village In parallel Foodsecure Conference Set up of Food Village 9

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