EU agricultural research and innovation

Annette Schneegans

DG Agriculture and Rural Development

European Commission

27 November 2013

HORIZON 2020

Draft SC2 Work Programme 2014-2015

Annette Schneegans

European Commission, DG AGRI

Vienna, 5 December 2013

Agri-aqua-food and bioeconomy research under HORIZON 2020

Excellent science

ERC, Marie Curie, FET, Infrastructures,

Industrial leadership LET, Risk Finance,

SME

Societal challenges

1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy

3. Secure, clean and efficient energy

4. Smart, green and integrated transport

5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

7. Secure societies

Ca. 3,7 bn€

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Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 "Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime resources & the bioeconomy"

The specific objective is to secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource efficient primary production systems, fostering related ecosystem services, alongside competitive and low carbon supply chains. This will accelerate the transition to a sustainable European bio-economy 2.1 Sustainable agriculture and forestry

2.2 Sustainable, competitive agri- food sector 2.3 Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources

2.4 Sustainable, competitive bio- based industries

2.5 Cross-cutting marine and maritime research

2.1.1 Production efficiency 2.1.2 Ecosystem services and Public goods 2.1.3 Rural Areas, policies 2.1.4 Forestry

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Societal Sub-Challenge 2.1 "Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry": Examples of relevant areas for horticulture

2.1.1 Production efficiency 2.1.2 Ecosystem services and Public goods 2.1.3 Rural Areas, policies 2.1.4 Forestry

Production systems; resource efficiency; inputs; plant health; genetic resources; breeding; urban/peri-urban agriculture

Effects on and contribution of agriculture and forestry to public goods; climate smart ways of production; mitigation options

New organisational models of production and marketing; rural-urban interlinkages; food chain organisation; policy support, e.g. to implementation of CAP, consumer policies

Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Sustainable and Competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources

Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bio-economy

Cross-cutting marine and maritime research

WORK PROGRAMME Calls 2014-2015

SPECIFIC PROGRAMME

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From Specific to first Work Programme

Strategic Programming:

Through Focus Areas

Focus Areas Personalising health and care

Sustainable Food Security

Blue Growth: unlocking the potential of the oceans

Smart cities and communities

Competitive low-carbon energy

Energy Efficiency

Mobility for growth

Waste: a resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials

Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe

Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe

Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change

Digital security

Societal Challenge 2

Societal Challenge 2

Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Sustainable and Competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources

Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bio-economy

Cross-cutting marine and maritime research

FA Waste, FA Water, FA Personalising Health

WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015 3 Calls

H2020 SC2

+ SC1 as contributor Focus area

Sustainable Food Security

Focus area

Blue Growth

Innovative, Sustainable and

Inclusive Bioeconomy

SPECIFIC PROGRAMME

Strategic Programming:

Focus Area Sustainable Food Security

Approach to Sustainable Food Security

Food production systems

Safe foods, healthy diets, sustainable consumption

Global drivers of food security

SFS a)Sustainable food production systems

Topic 2014 2015

SFS 1 Sustainable terrestrial livestock production: a) Genetics & nutrition; )

diseases; c) sustainability assessment X X

SFS 2 Sustainable crop production: a) External nutrient inputs; Soil-

improving cropping systems X X

SFS 3 Solutions for pest and invasive alien species incl. EU-China collab. X

SFS 4 Soil quality and function X

SFS 5 Crop productivity and stability X

SFS 6 Intensification of Agro-food systems in Africa X

SFS 7 Genetic resources for diversity and food security X X

SFS 8 Resource-efficient food production/ processing X X

SFS 9 Gradual elimination of discards in fisheries X

SFS 10 Diseases in aquaculture X X

SFS 11 Eco-system based approach in aquaculture X X

SFS b) Safe food, heathy diets and sustainable consumption

Topic 2014 2015

SFS 12 Health risk of combined exposure to multiple toxic substances X

SFS 13 Biological contamination of crops and in the food chain X

SFS 14 Authentication of a) olive oil b) food products X

SFS 15 Proteins of the future X

SFS 16 Malnutrition in the elderly X

SFS 17 Innovative solutions for novel food processing X

SFS c) Global drivers of food security

Topic 2014 2015

SFS 17 Small farms but global markets

X

SFS 18 Food security through EU agro-food policies X

SFS 19 Sustainable food chains through public policies X

Focus Area Blue Growth

• The objective is to address wide and complex ocean challenges

which are cross-cutting in nature ("The Ocean of Tomorrow"

legacy)

• Links across several Societal Challenges (Agri-Food and

Bioeconomy (SC2), Environment (SC5), Transport (SC4), Energy(SC3)

and other pillars of H 2020 (Leading and Enabling Industrial

leadership, Excellent Science)

Blue Growth Cross-cutting Marine & Maritime research

AREA 1: Sustainably exploiting the diversity of marine life (56 M€)

BLUE GROWTH FOCUS AREA

BG 3 – 2014: Novel marine biomolecules (Research & Innovation action) BG 4 – 2014: Potential of marine-derived enzymes (Innovation Action) BG 1 – 2015: Atlantic marine ecosystems (Research & Innovation action) BG 2 – 2015: Effects of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture (Research & Innovation action)

BLUE GROWTH FOCUS AREA

BG 5 – 2014: Innovative offshore economy (Coordination and Support Action) BG 6 – 2014: Sub-sea technologies (Research and Innovation action) BG 7 – 2015 : Response capacities to oil spills and maritime pollutions (Research and Innovation action)

AREA 2: The new offshore challenge (26 M€)

BLUE GROWTH FOCUS AREA

BG 8 – 2014 Atlantic Ocean Observations (Research and Innovation action) BG 9 – 2014: Acoustic and Imaging Technologies (Research and Innovation action)

AREA 3: Ocean observations systems and technologies (30 M€)

BLUE GROWTH FOCUS AREA

BG 10 -2014 : Competitiveness of seafood markets (Research and Innovation action) BG 11 – 2014 Monitoring, disseminating and valorising research outputs (Coordination and Support Action) BG 12 – 2014/2015 : Supporting SMEs efforts for the Blue Growth : marine biotechnologies, aquaculture and related technologies (SME instrument)

AREA 4 : Horizontal aspects (33M€)

BLUE GROWTH FOCUS AREA

BG 13 – 2014 : Ocean Literacy: Oceans and human health (Coordination and Support Action) BG 14 – 2014 :Atlantic Ocean Cooperation research Alliance (Coordination and Support Action) BG 15 – 2014 : European polar research Cooperation (Coordination and Support Action) BG 16: 2015 : Support to the implementation of the Joint Programming Initiative on "Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans" (Coordination and Support Action)

AREA 4 : Horizontal aspects

Topics in other Focus Areas

WASTE-7-2015:

Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste, co-products and by-products

WATER-4-2015:

Harnessing EU water research and innovation results for industry, agriculture, policy makers and citizens (Thematic network)

PHC 7 – 2014:

Improving the control of infectious epidemics and foodborne outbreaks through rapid identification of pathogens

CALL: INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND

INCLUSIVE BIOECONOMY (ISIB)

Cross-cutting actions covering all activities

Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries

ISIB Call

ISIB Call

ISIB 1 - 2014: Provision of public goods by EU agriculture and forestry: Putting the concept into practice

ISIB 2 - 2014/2015: Closing the research and innovation divide: the crucial role of innovation support services and knowledge exchange (thematic networks)

ISIB 3 - 2015: Unlocking the growth potential of rural areas through enhanced governance and social innovation

ISIB 4 - 2014/2015: Improved data and management models for sustainable forestry

Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

ISIB Call

•ISIB 5 - 2014: Renewable oil crops as a source of bio-based products

•ISIB 6 - 2015: Converting CO2 into chemicals

•ISIB 7 - 2014: Public procurement networks on innovative bio-based products

•ISIB 8 - 2014: Towards an innovative and responsible bioeconomy

•ISIB 9 - 2014: Supporting NCPs for Horizon 2020 SC2 and the Key Enabling Technology (KET) ‘Biotechnology’

*Most activities related to bio-based industries (2.4) will be implemented through the Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) on bio-based industries

Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries*

ISIB Call

• ISIB 10 - 2014: Networking of Bioeconomy relevant ERA-NETs (CA)

• ISIB 11 - 2014: CA in support of the implementation by participating States of a JPI on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (support to FACCE)

• ISIB 12 - 2015: Public-Public Partnerships in the bioeconomy (ERA-NETs)

• Fast Track to Innovation Pilot for an Innovative, Sustainable and Inclusive Bioeconomy [2015]

Cross-cutting actions covering all activities

Biotech Research

FP7 KBBE Biotech

Novel sources of biomass and bioproducts

Marine and fresh-water biotechnology

Biorefinery

Environmental biotechnology

Emerging trends in biotechnology

Industrial biotechnology

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Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy

(3) H2020 SC2

(2) H2020 LEIT Biotech

•Biotechnology-based industrial processes

•Boosting cutting-edge biotechnologies as future innovation drivers

• Innovative and competitive platform technologies

NEW

What are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)?

Six strategic technologies to

be supported under

Leadership in Enabling and

Industrial Technologies (LEIT)

Driving competitiveness and

growth opportunities

Contributions to addressing

societal challenges

Knowledge- and Capital-

intensive

Cut across many sectors

• Nanotechnologies

• Advanced Materials

• Micro- and nano-electronics

• Photonics

• Biotechnology

• Advanced Manufacturing

Boosting cutting-edge biotechnologies as a future innovation driver

BIOTEC 1 – 2014: Synthetic biology – construction of organisms for new products and processes

BIOTEC 2 – 2015: New bioinformatics approaches in service of biotechnology

Biotechnology-based industrial processes

BIOTEC 3 – 2014: Widening industrial application of enzymatic processes

BIOTEC 4 – 2014: Downstream processes unlocking biotechnological transformations

BIOTEC 5 – 2014/2015: SME-boosting biotechnology-based industrial processes driving competitiveness and sustainability

Innovative and competitive platform technologies

BIOTEC 6 – 2015: Metagenomics as innovation driver

KET Biotechnology: Call 1

Horizon 2020 (Pillar SC) is a bit different

A stronger challenge-based approach giving applicants considerable freedom to come up with innovative solutions

Less prescriptive, broader topics with emphasis on expected impact

Basic and applied research integrated within proposed work (as appropriate to achieve objectives)

Close-to-user activities (e.g. on-site farm experiments, demonstrations, pilots, targeted dissemination)

Cross-cutting issues mainstreamed (e.g. social sciences, gender, international…)

Strong(er) competition: in general, 2-stage evaluation process foreseen

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Points for guiding applicants

Proposed work should start with reflections on how topic challenge can be best addressed

How will proposed work advance state-of the-art, feed into solutions? Generation of knowledge is only the starting point

What makes proposal "special"?

Partnership: Not necessarily large in terms of numbers of partners but in terms of inputs and "roles"

Are disciplines, basic and applied aspects well connected?

How can findings be best disseminated, tested, demonstrated or even applied – in different European settings?

How are users/stakeholders of research outputs involved in implementation of work?

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More information Horizon2020:

ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 Horizon2020 Documents (draft work programmes):

ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-documents