1 EUROPEAN SORGHUM MARKET «Building an efficient organization: Innovation collect trading processors end users» 6/11/2018
AGENDA 2 European sorghum market context in 2017 Sorghum grain flow analyze in Europe Promotion of sorghum in Europe Up-coming European actions
SORGHUM GRAIN EUROPEAN SURFACES 2017 «9 COUNTRIES, MAIN PRODUCERS (SOUTH OF EUROPE)» Total surfaces 410 000 Ha Total production = 1 348 000 T ( 1% of world production) Yield average in France = 5.8 T/ha vs Russia = 1.4 T/ha {Hybrid technology in France = 100% vs Russia = 15%} 3 Spain 8 000 ha France 50 000 ha Austria Hungary 3 000 ha 6 500 ha Romania 16 000 ha Italy 46 000 ha Bulgaria 6 000 ha Ukraine 46 000 ha Russia 230 000 ha
SORGHUM FORAGE SURFACES 2017 «13 COUNTRIES, MAIN PRODUCERS (NORTH & SOUTH OF EUROPE)» Total surfaces 180 000 Ha Difficulties to estimate the part of Sudan Grass Central of Europe mainly for Biogas production 4 Portugal 6 000 ha France 18 000 ha Germany. 9 000 ha Czech Rep. Slovakia. 9 500 ha 5 000 ha Austria Hungary 1 000 ha 7 000 ha Romania 5 000 ha 10 000 ha Bulgaria 1 000 ha Ukraine 24 000 ha Russia 80 000 ha Turkey 1 700 ha
SORGHUM EUROPEAN PRODUCTION FLOW IN EU (SOURCE : ARVALIS FROM FRANCE AGRIMER ET EUROSTAT - AVERAGE EXCHANGES 2014/15/16 ) 5 FLOW France Ukraine Russia Romania Hungaria Sudan Sudan new exporter Main objective: Secure the Sorghum production in Europe by local opportunities development (transformers/end users) 11 000 T 84 000 T 19 000 T 9 000 T 17 000 T 58 000 T 22 000 T 44 000 T
6 INSIGHTS AFTER 1st SORGHUM EUROPEAN CONGRESS BUCHAREST NOVEMBER 2016 Sorghum is a good complementarity to Maize, as with climate change (COP21) need to preserve our water resources and 85% of European lands are without irrigation system & depend to the weather Need to build an European sorghum organize chain - Main targets: Stimulate processors (industry) by better knowledge of the usages & local outlets initiatives to secure the European chain Motivate storage agencies (by increase production) & traders (official price commodities) to push by real needs Explain key cultivation stages to farmers Develop research initiatives (INRA, CIRAD, ARVALIS ) & stop the myth of tannin! Seed production Farming Agronomy Research public support better knowledge storage agency motivation quality & innovation Collect Trading Industry official price commodities create the need
ACTIONS AFTER 1ST SORGHUM EUROPEAN CONGRESS 2 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIONS 7 Sorghum-ID European sorghum association was created in 2017. Based in Brussels, more than 30 European member organizations GAP 2021-2027 Specific farmer subsidies for sorghum cultivation interests in EU 2M subsidies for sorghum promotion in 8 EU countries, Russia & Ukraine Sorghum-ID a brand, with all actors of the European chain accepted (End users to innovation) Multi-language technical support (sorghum grain & forage guides) Wide European communication program (2 video clip, document about Sorghum arguments, newsletters, Facebook, Tweeter, YouTube & a website: www.sorghum-id.com Conferences, Exhibitions, Sorghum platform, Journalists and study trips
SORGHUM EUROPEAN SURFACES 2022 OBJECTIVE = MORE THAN 1 MILLION OF HECTARES 8 (50%) 11 EU countries 500 KHA Portugal Spain France Germany. Czech Rep. Slovakia. Italy Austria Hungary (50%) 6 Non-EU countries 500 KHA Serbia Moldova Romania Bulgaria Ukraine Russia Turkey Kazakhstan
2 ND EUROPEAN SORGHUM CONGRESS SORGHUM - THE INNOVATIONS! 3 individual workshops and posters sessions: Breeding/Innovations Production/Agronomy/Economy Transformation/Market organization/new outlets Plenary session: Climate change 9
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