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The Data revolution and the European Food
Research Area
ICT-AGRI Seminar
Dublin, 26 February 2016
John Bell Director Bioeconomy European Commission DG Research and Innovation
• Distruptive ICT trends
• Mobile/Cloud Computing – smart phones, wearables, incl. sensors
• Internet of Things – everything gets connected in the internet
• Location-based monitoring - satellite and remote sensing technology, geo information, drones, etc.
• Social media - Facebook, Twitter, Wiki, etc.
Big Data - Linked Open Data
High Potential for unprecedented innovations!
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Which innovations and new business models are possible? (adapted from Krijn Poppe)
Collaboration and Data Exchange is needed!
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Redefining Industry Boundaries (from Krijn Poppe, according to Porter and Heppelmann, Harvard Business Review, 2014)
farm management
system
farm equipment
system
weather data
system
irrigation system
seed optimizing
system
field sensors
irrigation nodes
irrigation application
seed optimization application
farm performance
database
seed database
weather data application
weather forecasts
weather maps
rain, humidity, temperature sensors
How many
platforms should
users and
developers enter?
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Data and knowledge systems
• Much of the analysis has been done by the “Standing Committee for Agricultural Research” in the Strategic Working Group “Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems”. The report has been published end of January 2016. It highlights the importance of open, interactive innovation for the successful introduction of ICT in the food chain:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/index.cfm?pg=library 4
FP7 Valerie project
• Prototype smart search enginge
• To close the gap between scientific research and practitioners
• The tool called “ask Valerie” should be available in a first public version at the end of 2016
• Linked to the European Innovation Partnership
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Pooling of national resources Building of research and innovation networks
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The ERA-Net ICT-AGRI co-organised preparatory events, for example at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, on 6 November 2015
A preparatory working group on "Smart Farming and Food Safety" of the Alliance of Internet of Things Innovation published its conclusions.
The communities of agricultural technology and internet technology joined forces
Pilot scope:
• The Internet of Things will allow the monitoring of farm products from the production site to the consumer. It will improve decision making in the food chain, thereby lowering ecological footprints and provide traceability information throughout the whole food chain.
• Proposals should address a broad range of farming systems, geographic coverage within Europe and benefit both conventional and organic agro-food chains. Proposals should fall under the concept of multi-actor approach and allow for adequate involvement of the farming sector in the proposed activities.
EU contribution:
• up to 30 MEUR
Deadline: 12 April 2016
IoT-01-2016: Pilot 2: Smart Farming and Food Security IA
Introduction Large Scale Pilot
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Who are the main actors to be involved in the pilot?
IoT-01-2016: Pilot 2: Smart Farming and Food Security IA
Introduction Large Scale Pilot
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Food Systems
Food includes edible products deriving from land or sea (including inland waters) destined for human consumption or animal feed
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!
FNS 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
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Food value chain
Employs 1/5 of the workforce :
48 million people from 'farm to fork'
17 million enterprises (mostly small and medium companies),
6% of Europe's GDP
7% of extra-EU trade is in agri-food products
Food industry
Biggest manufacturing sector
(14% of turnover)
But: (1)
(2) Competitiveness trend EU food &
drink companies (vs others):
trade related indicators improved,
research indicators weak
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This presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as
constituting commitment by the European Commission.
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What’s the problem with EU Research and Innovation?
• FNS is a growing challenge, and R&I is key to finding solutions to feeding the planet in a changing world, but the current EU FNS R&I landscape is:
• - Fragmented and lacks policy coherence
• - Underinvestment given the challenges lying ahead
• - Suffering from an innovation gap, and low speed of market/societal/policy take-up
• - Lacking cohesion & investment at industrial level to meet future needs
• - Lacking a whole food system approach
• - Not sufficiently capitalizing on the emerging trends and advances in how we can do better science and innovation
• …all of these limit the impact of R&I for FNS…thus we propose a new policy framework for more impactful EU R&I for FNS
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Research and innovation
breakthroughs
Open innovation
Open science
&
capacity building
Open to the World
&
alignment
PRIORITIES:
2. Sustainability & resilience to climate change 3. Safety & circularity in food systems
4. Boosting innovation & empowering communities
1. Reducing hunger, malnutrition, food & diet-related illnesses
Making FNS "Smart" via
ICT
Food system science &
trans-disciplinarity
Investment
Regional
innovation
Private sector partnering
Open access and data sharing
Engagement, education &
skills
Global collaborations
MS R&I Policy alignment &
support
Food Research Area
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The FRA draft strategy will be shared and debated with stakeholders during the course of 2016 via workshops, events and & an on-line public consultation
…and formally launched on 13th October, prior to World Food Day 2016 …so stay tuned!
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THANK YOU
Let us work together!