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FOOD 2030
driving
food systems
Maria Vasile
Policy officer, Agri-Food Chain Unit
DG Research & Innovation
European Commission, Brussels
BigPicnic Festival, Madrid 27th Feb 2019
Table of Contents
1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities
2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?
3. BigPicnic project
4. Horizon Europe
A "Perfect Storm"
2019: The Year of Nutrition We are not alone in our thinking -increasing and broad agreement for Food systems
thinking – Now becoming mainstream
• EAT-Lancet Commission Paper: Food in the Anthropocene - Healthy Diets for Sustainable Food Systems
• EAT-Lancet Commission Paper: Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change
• European Commission Reflection Paper: Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030
• European Commission Communication: A Clean Planet for all - A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy
• Austrian Presidency Policy Brief: Connecting food systems for co-benefits: How can food systems combine diet-related health with environmental and economic policy goals?
• European Investment Bank Final report: Access-to-finance conditions for innovative companies along the agri-food value chain
• IPES FOOD: International Panel of Experts on sustainable food Systems
1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities
2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?
3. FIT4FOOD2030 project
4. Horizon Europe
Table of Contents
Priorities
FOOD 2030 EU R&I Policy Framework to future-proof our
nutrition & food systems
• Perfect Storm: climate change, population growth, resource scarcity, malnutrition, obesity & NCDs
• Political opportunity: response to SDGs, COP21+, Junker priorities
• Investment opportunity: EU underinvesting in food & agri R&I despite high returns on investment
• Need for a systemic approach to future-proofing food systems via more impactful R&I
FOOD 2030 - NEW LEVEL OF AMBITION, IMPACT AND FOCUS
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• Food system approach
• New partnerships with Member States, business, society and other stakeholders
• New global platform
• Game changing technologies, approaches, business models
• Map & close R&I investment gap
• Connect R&I, from 'farm-to-fork-to-gut-and back' including primary production
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Examples of possible R&I Nutrition Circularity Climate Innovation
Alternative Proteins
Personalised Nutrition
Fighting obesity - pre- and post-natal nutrition
Fighting Food Waste
Sustainable Use of Land
Bio-fertilisers for Plants
Farmers as Natural Resource Managers
Boosting Photosynthesis
Printing Healthy Meals for Elderly patients
Cities - Urban Farming
Circularity Climate Innovation
1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities
2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?
3. Big Picnic project
4. Horizon Europe
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Big Picnic Project
Innovation and empowerment of communities Engaged the public in food system and science policy through increasing collaboration and conversation on FNS
Climate smart and environmentally sustainable food systems
Increased the resilience of citizens, especially vulnerable groups, to climate change and increased climate neutrality of food systems
Circularity and resource efficiency of food system Supported research and innovation that would have investigated the drivers of food waste and the actors role within the food system
1. FNS - Framing problems & opportunities
2. FOOD 2030 – what is it?
3. Big Picnic project
4. Horizon Europe
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Horizon 2020 & Horizon Europe
• The EU Framework Programmes as implementation tools for FOOD 2030
• Horizon 2020 – WP calls
• Horizon Europe discussions ongoing in parallel to Multi-Annual Financial Framework
• Cluster 'Food & Natural Resources'; in which 10 B is earmarked for food, agri, bioeco
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Horizon Europe: evolution not revolution
Specific objectives of the Programme
Foster all forms of innovation and
strengthen market deployment
Strengthen the impact of R&I
in supporting EU policies
Support the creation and diffusion
of high-quality knowledge
Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA
Strengthening the European Research Area
Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I system Sharing excellence
Pillar 1 Open Science
European Research Council
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Pillar 3 Open Innovation
European Innovation Council
European innovation ecosystems
European Institute of Innovation
and Technology
Pillar 2 Global Challenges and
Industrial Competitiveness
• Health
• Inclusive and Secure Society
• Digital and Industry
• Climate, Energy and Mobility
• Food and natural resources
Joint Research Centre
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Horizon Europe:
investing in R&I to shape our future
The vision:
Jean-Claude Juncker
Tackling climate change
(35 % budgetary target)
Helping to achieve Sustainable
Development Goals
Boosting the Union's
competitiveness and growth
" a Europe that protects,
a Europe that empowers,
a Europe that defends"
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Thank you!
Website bioeconomy directorate: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy Twitter: #FOOD2030EU