Dirk POTTIERScientific officerUnit F.3 – Agri-Food chainDirectorate F – Biotechnology Directorate-General for Research and InnovationEuropean Commission

European Policy for Food Safety Research and Horizon 2020

C4S Regional WorkshopMoscow

18 March 2014

Key messages

Guaranteeing food safety along the food supply chain, from primary production to consumers, means dealing with multiple challenges

The complexity of these challenges has to be addressed through scientific research and research policy that will generate new knowledge and promote its innovative use to deliver new technologies and solutions

Adopt an inter-disciplinary approach, with emphasis on the social sciences and humanities in order to make innovation accepted by the consumer and citizen

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Food System and the EU

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Source: “Food 2030”, DEFRA, 20093

Priorities of EU Funded Food Safety Research:

Promote innovation and provide answers to future challenges to support societal change

Scientific support for regulatory aspects and policy making

Explore new opportunities for research

Assuring chemical and biological safety and improving quality in the European food supply

Food safety

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EU research

HORIZON 2020

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The new way forward

Sustainability

Security, resilience

Consumption

Production

Societal Challenge 2Food

Ch

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2.2 Sustainable and competitive agri-food sectorfor safe and healthy diets

Global drivers

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime

research and the bioeconomy

2.1 Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

2.3 Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources

2.4 Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries

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Proposed Funding: 4 million euro

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HORIZON 20202.2 Sustainable and

competitive agri-food sector for safe and healthy diets

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HORIZON 20202.2 Sustainable and

competitive agri-food sector for safe and healthy diets

This presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission

HORIZON 20202.2 Sustainable and

competitive agri-food sector for safe and healthy diets

SC2: Sustainable Food Security Call

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Examples of topics:

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• Europe is and will be open for business and international cooperation and offers attractive research career opportunities

• Improve the desired resilience, sustainability and productivity of the agro-food supply chain

• Continue to reinforce safety along the food feed and drinking water supply chains

• Guarantee food security for European citizens and worldwide

Through policy interaction, coherent investment in research and innovation and stakeholder engagement:

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Conclusions

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• Fine-tuning of WP 2014-2015 (bi-annual work programme)

• End of 2014: launch of second call

More info on Horizon 2020 at:•http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm

More info on the Bioeconomy at:•http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy

Next Steps

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