Feeding the Planet
European Agri-Food and Ag-biotech Clusters on the
World Stage
What is “Feeding the Planet”* ?
Feeding the Planet is a consortium of 3 world-class Agri-Food / Ag-biotech Clusters
• Established at European level
on the collaboration between academia (R&D and higher education),
• Based
business, and economic development agencies
• Focusing on leading-edge research and innovation
• Providing the ideal gateway to find expertise and business, R&D partnership
opportunities throughout Europe in the Agri-Food and Ag-biotech sectors.
*Feeding the Planet is a consortium funded by the European Commission and
coordinated by Region Lombardy (Italy)
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Feeding the Planet: the concept
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A consortium based on complementarities and synergies allowing for covering
the widest range of competences and expertise:
From farm to fork
Food quality and safety
Vegetal and animal foodstuffs
Vegetal and animal biotechnologies
Environmental issues related to farming and industry
Temperate, Mediterranean, Subdesertic and Tropical Areas
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Promoting the “Cluster concept” (see Michaël Porter) as a key instrument
for ensuring and optimizing interactions between academia and business to
the benefit of innovation and competitiveness.
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Europe: a powerhouse of the Agri-Food business
Source: FoodDrinkEurope 2013
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Feeding the Planet: a european alliance
Feeding the Planet: the consortium
Agropolis International, Montpellier (Languedoc-Roussillon,
France) (1)
R&D &Innovation:
knowledge organizations with
• 28
major French agronomical research and higher education organizations: INRA, CIRAD, IRD,
Montpellier SupAgro , 9 academic campuses
international institutes :CIHEAM-IAM.M, ICRA, Bioversity International, the headquarters of CGIAR
Consortium
foreign labs : Australia-CSIRO, Argentina-INTA, Brazil-EMBRAPA, USA-USDA in Montpellier
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7 500 scientists in the region with 2 700 scientists focused on Agriculture Agri-Food
Biodiversity and Environment inside 80 laboratories and 1 450 PhD (1 000 invited
scientists/year)
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7 000 students trained in Agriculture Food Biodiversity and Environment,
155 graduate courses technicians, engineers, BSc, MSc, PhD (20% foreign students)
A platform with a window towards Mediterranean and Tropical regions
(400 French scientists based in 60 partner countries)
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Feeding the Planet: the consortium
Agropolis International, Montpellier (Languedoc-Roussillon,
France) (2)
Industry and major foodstuffs:
agricultural producer in Europe / 5th largest exporter of agri-food products worldwide
• 1st
(1:USA, 2:The Netherlands, 3:Germany, 4:Brazil) / 1st national industrial sector (turnover &
jobs)
• Main sectors in Languedoc-Roussillon area:
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127 companies within Qualiméditerranée competitiveness cluster focused on innovating in
Mediterranean Agriculture and Food
Public support to innovation:
incubator to support the creation of start-ups (47 incubated projects from 2000 to
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2010 in the field of Science-Health-Food-Biotechnologies)
& Innovation Centers supported by local authorities (consultants, office space,
• Business
training and information on business)
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Feeding the Planet: the consortium
Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi and Milan (Lombardy, Italy) (1)
Bio-economy, Science and Technology Park Cluster and Cluster management
organization of the High Tech Agro-Food Cluster of Lombardy (CAT.AL), which involves
300 partners among research centers, SMEs, big companies, private and public
stakeholders.
R&D & Innovation:
•A Research Centre specialized in animal and plant genomics, cell and molecular
biology, bio-informatics (75 researchers).
Network of 7 Universities and 17 Research Centers in the area,( e.g. University of
•Milano,
Catholic University of Piacenza, Research National Council).
•International collaboration with more than 70 Research institutes.
•Genome resort facility and integrated –omics services
•42 on-going R&D & Innovation projects (2009-2013).
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Feeding the Planet: the consortium
Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi and Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
(2)
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Specialization and Excellence of Lombardy:
Agricultural leadership in production of Cereals, Livestock and dairy sector
food processing industries, milk and dairy products, (e.g. Grana Padano), nutraceutical and
functional food
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Large number of DOP products and DOC wines
Strong position in industry, e.g. INALCA-Cremonini group, Lombardy Dairy District, Riso Scotti,
Polenghi, Cargill and HQ of all large multinationals in Italy.
Leader in distribution activities, (retail density network: 290 sq.meters per 1000 inhabitants =
most dense EU countries).
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Industry and services:
“Alimenta” Business incubator : 26 enterprises more than 20MLN € VC raised
300 Companies inside the High Tech Lombardy Cluster
Connection to Life Sciences, Green Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals Regional High-Tech Clusters.
New trends: Bio-energy, Cosmetics, food-health, bio-based economy
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Feeding the Planet: the consortium
East Netherlands Development Agency / Food Valley region,
Wageningen (The Netherlands) (1)
R&D&Innovation:
20 research institutes like
• Wageningen University and Research Centre
• NIZO food research
• TNO Healthy Living
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR): A staff of 6,000 and 8,000
students (BSc and MSc) and 1,000 PhD students from over 100 countries work and study at
Wageningen UR in the domain of healthy food and living environment
• R&D centres of major companies like Danone, H.J. Heinz, Friesland Campina.
• 15.000 scientists in Wageningen area, domain Agri-Food and life sciences
collaboration between industry and research institutes in public private cooperation
• Strong
on topics like: food security, sustainability and food & health;
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Feeding the Planet: the consortium
East Netherlands Development Agency / Food Valley region,
Wageningen (The Netherlands) (2)
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Industry and major foodstuffs:
– Number two exporter of agri-food products in the world
sectors: milk and dairy products, poultry and eggs, pig meat, ingredients,
– Main
machinery (poultry processing, red meat, bakery and cheese), enzymes, animal breeder
material and biological crop protection.
– Unique research infrastructure facilities, like The Restaurant of the Future
– Mature Clusters like: Food Valley NL and Dutch Poultry Centre
– Accelerator StartLife with more than 50 start-ups in Agri-Food
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Public support to innovation:
– East Netherlands Development Agency (Oost NV) supports international companies
willing to invest in the region, supports start-ups, develops research and development
projects for SME’s, supports their internationalization, develops business parks and
invests in companies with venture capital and loans.
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Feeding the Planet:
what we offer on the global market
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Expertise (‘hard’ science, as well as economic and social expertise) through direct provision
of services or bidding for national and int’l calls:
– farming systems, animal feed
– food processing and production
– food quality and safety
– preservation of the environment, in particular in fragile areas
– genomics and biotechnologies
– cluster building
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Building partnerships with our HEI / universities / R&D organizations, and our companies and
business/farming organizations:
– R&D partnerships (e.g. through EU R&D programs)
– Business partnerships
– Partnerships in bidding for relevant calls of development agencies, UN and World Bank
organizations foundations and charities
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Feeding the Planet:
Objectives of our Mission
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Contact and get to know institutional partners in agri-food, biotech and
research and development, working with and promoting a cluster to cluster
approach.
Present the Feeding the Planet consortium, the clusters, organizations and its
capabilities and objectives.
Set up a long term cooperation with one or more organizations.
Incubation and start-ups, in agri-food and biotech. Soft landing exchange.
Collecting technological needs, offers and business opportunities.
Matchmaking Events.
Look for new innovation and research and development projects, cooperation
between companies with a technological development focus between Brasil
and Europe.
Support companies and institutes interested to invest and cooperate in Europe
(set up an office, joint venture).
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www.feedingtheplanet.eu
@FeedingPlanet
Linkedin group:
Feedingtheplanet
Obrigado!
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