the french eco-system for plant protein processing
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The French Eco-System for Plant Protein Processing
Denis CHEREAU
May the 30rd 2019
World challenge for proteins
Growing demand in protein• World population expansion• More people willing to eat animal protein in developing countries• Protein ingredient market price is raising (x 3 during the last 15 years)
Durable agriculture• Compromise between yield and entrants• Land sanitary evolution
Multiple potential sources• Seeds• Roots• Leaves• Coproducts• algae• Microorganisms• Insects• ….
Used as is or after processing
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• Usages dominated by feed
• 50% of the world population is
using less than 25 g of animal
proteins/day
• 18% of the world population is
using more than 60 g of animal
proteins per day
Agricultural ressources usages
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World protein diet diversity
Animal protein / plant protein can be very different from one country to another4
European & French Challenges
France has favorable soils & pedoclimatic conditions
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European & French challenges
Europe is importing 60% of its protein needs• Mainly from North & South America• From soy (seed or meal)
France is importing 40% of its protein needs• Mainly from North & South America• The gap is linked to the rape seed cake available after biodiesel production.
France is consuming less and less pulses• 7,4 kg/capita/year beginning of the 20th Century• 1,7 kg/capita/year now• 50% are imported
Environmental impact• Actual protein usage cycles are not sustainable
• Symbiotic N drop from 100% after World War II down to 5%• In Europe
• 11,2 Million tons of N are coming from fertilizers• 7,1 Million tons are coming from animal farming• 5,8 Million tons are coming from “green fertilizers”• ONLY 1 Million tons is coming from symbiotic fixing ! 6
French challenges
Agro production issues• France has developed an agro production based on non symbiotic plant using a
high level of mineral fertilizers (wheat, corn, rape seeds…)• N & P cycles are not looping properly impacting
• Underground water• Surface water eutrophication• NH4 emission in the atmosphere• GHG emission
Agro production challenges• Crop rotation diversification, include more N fixing plants• Better connection between animal farming and ago production• Rebalance the Animal / plant protein ratio which is ~ 2 today and should be <1• Involve private and public actors
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French challenges
Pulse production is one of the answer but:• Fluctuating yields• Sensitive to pests• Sensitive to dry or hot conditions• Inoculum management to get a got symbiosis Farmer are not making enough €/ha
Pulse production action plan:• Develop knowledge on pest• Develop biocontrol• Develop associated crops (pulses + cereals)• Develop new cultivars
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Which balance between plant and animal proteins production?• What is the future of animal farming?• Animal farming wastes need to be integrated in the new crop rotation• Find the right balance helping to develop a circular economy• It is no longer a question of adapting the feed to animal needs but of adapting
the animal farming to the available resources.
Can we valorize new protein sources?• Micro and macro algae
• Good protein potential (from 10 to 60% protein on DM)• Necessary to understand micro nutrients impacts in food or feed• Work to be done on the selection of better cultivars
• New seeds• Work to be done on agro production, product quality…
• Nuts• Usually low energy by products
• Insects• Sanitary questions (Novel Food)• Social acceptability
• PAP (processed animal proteins)• Banned in Europe after the BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)• It represent 440 000 t/y of protein in France
French challenges
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Rebalance between plant and animal protein in food• In France the protein diet is including 63% of animal protein
• With a convention efficiency between 10 and 40% it is key to bypass as much as we can the animal conversion
• Market is demanding more plant based protein
French challenges
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World growing demand in Proteins (Million tons)
Big players in the food industry world wide• 172 Companies having more than billion € turnover
• 52 are from the US• 73 are from Europe• 28 are from France
• 11 are Coop Companies• 15 are ingredient producers
Exisiting industrial players
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World Ingredients Players
• More than 1000 PC/PI world
wide.
• 35 different raw materials
• 138 different producers
• 66 distributors
• Different forms :
– Flour
– Protein concentrate
– Protein isolate
– Protein hydrolysate
Raw materialNb of
references
Total 1019
soy 465
pea 134
wheat 123
rice 85
yeast 42
Hemp 20
potato 20
pumpkin 16
plant proteins 13
algae 12
almond 9
corn 9
faba bean 9
lupin 8
rapeseed 8
sunflower 8
sacha Inchi 5
Raw materialNb of
references
unidentified 4
alfalfa 3
Lentil 3
microorganisms 3
oat 3
black bean 2
chia 2
mung bean 2
sesame 2
broadbean 1
carob 1
chickpea 1
coconut 1
cottonseed 1
flaxseeds 1
mankai 1
psyllium 1
water lentils 1
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French Protein Innovation ecosystem
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Academic R&D:
INRA, CNRS, Universities, engineering schools
R&D platform for scientific
and technological transfer:
IMPROVE
Startups incubators:
Village by CAUniversities spin off
Public founders:
ANR, Regions, Europe
Sofiproteol
Public – Private consortium:
Protéines France
Communication:
GEPV
Innovation clusters:
IAR, NSL, Vitagora,
Valorial, Cereales ValléeTecAliment
Industrial Players:
Private & Coop
Private founders:
VC’s CVC’s
Industrial Trade Unions:ANIA (The National Association of Food Industries brings together 39
trade unions and 17 regional
associations.
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PROTEINES FRANCE
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PROTEINES FRANCE
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Open innovation – Plant based proteins for human
consumption
Le Village by CA Nord de France issued
international calls for applications in 2017 and
2019 and a student challenge from September
2017 to March 2018 "Innovate to develop people
demand for plant based protein products“.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE 2 CLUSTERS OF
THE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE REGION
AND
AND EXPERT SUPPORT OF *
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* 2017
MAIN RESULTS
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CANDIDATES
11
FINALISTS
4
WINNERS
Call for application # 2017
Student challenge # 2018
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STUDENTS
6
WINNERS
TEAMS
12
FINALISTS
TEAMS
1000 €
CASH PRIZE
1
PERSONALIZED
COACHING
3
COMPANIES
CREATED
Call for applications # 2018
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CANDIDATES
15
COUNTRIES
14
FINALISTS
6
WINNERS
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What is a cluster?
They are 6 focusing on food & feed Vitagora
Cereales Vallée
NSL
Valorial
Cap aliment
IAR
Les Pôles de compétivité = clusters
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IAR ClusterIAR is a leading French Bioeconomy Cluster, recognised across Europe and internationally. It gathers over 380 members from across the entire bio-based value chain, from upstream agricultural inputs to the marketing of finished products. Members include agricultural cooperatives, research institutions and universities, companies of all sizes, public stakeholders…
IMPROVE is a protein innovation center, located in France 1 hour north of Paris.
Private – public partnerships between • industrials from the cereals, oilseed and pulses processing sectors
• Academics like Amiens University or INRA (French Institute of Agronomy)
• Financial investors including various banks and the French government
IMPROVE started in 2014, it can offer 22 brains and 5,5 Million €equipment to support innovation in the alternative protein world.
IMPROVE can carry out • dry or wet processing at pilot scale on a wide range of raw materials (seeds, roots,
leaves, by-products, microorganisms biomass, algae, insects…)
• Labs characterization (composition, invitro digestibility, functional properties…)
• Literature review, brainstorming session, plant audit, market survey, consulting
IMPROVE: Protein R&D Center
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Sofiprotéol provides support for actors in the agricultural and food industries by taking minority shareholdings and offering loans.
Its aim is to develop and sustain the French sectors in which Avril operates.
That is why it is fully committed to boosting innovation, investing in venture capital and focusing its efforts on the development of the companies it supports.
SOFIPROTEOL
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Successful industrial protein project
Brilliant brains
Smart ideas
Strong market
understanding
Regulatory expertise
€
