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Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
Proposition of common procedure for WP5
Danilo Christen, Camille Aouinaït, Agnieszka Kosinska, Wilfried Andlauer
12-13.11.2015, Athens, Greece
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Implementation Plan for SRIA
Represent H2020 Call structure with:
• General themes
• Subcategories (with specific challenge for each traditional ‘species’)
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SRIA definition for WP5
Common SRIA definiton, but based on divergent:
• Inventory of Needs
• Multi-Stakeholder Workshops
• Training Workshops
• Proposition of new WP5 strategical themes
• Proposition of WP5 common subcategories (incl.
definition of specific challenges, scope, expected impact, type
of action)
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Proposition of new WP5 strategic themes
(examples from Switzerland)
1. Improvement of genetic material of traditional fruit
2. Production techniques and material resources for
orchard management
3. Post-harvesting techniques and quality of fruit
4. Value chain management
5. Improved communication and transfer between
producers and consumers
 Easy to find common strategic themes
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Proposition of WP5 common subcategories
(examples from Poland)
Theme: Increase of traditional food consumer awareness
• To improve trust in the traditional food sector and food
attitudes in European consumers
• Emphasize the healthy function of traditional food
• A system of continuous evaluation of traditional food
consumer needs
• Improve EU gold standards for assessment and evaluation of
traditional food heritage and engaging consumers with this
approaches
 Easy to find WP5 common subcategories
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Definition of subcategories (incl. specific challenges, scope,
expected impact, type of action)
• SME needs represent specific challenges and are
divergent within WP5
• Specific challenges depend on fruit species (product
sector) and on supply chain structure, environment
and market in each country
• Within a subcategory, some specific challenges
required basic research and others practical
implementation
 Difficult to write specific challenges that fit
to all fruit and to a single type of action
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Theme > type of action vs. Type of action > theme
The top-down procedure to define SRIA
• Easy to find common strategic themes
• Easy to find WP5 common subcategories
• But impossible to merge specific challenges in order to write coherent
proposal for SRIA (e.g. type of action)
Proposition of a bottom-up procedure (=translate identified
GAPS in SRIA)
• Merge specific challenges (=SME needs) according to the part of basic
research and/or practical implementation
• Find WP5 common subcategories
• Find common strategic themes
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Proposition of common procedure for writing coherent
proposal for SRIA
Practical
implementation
Research and
Innovation Action
SME Instrument
SME Instrument
Basic
research
Gap 1 = Required
Gap 0 =
specific
Required global
knowledge on
knowledge
product sector
Coordination and
Support Action
Fast Track to
Innovation
Innovation Action
Gap 2 = Required
solutions adapted
to SMEs needs
Gap 3 = Required
support for
operational
implementation
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Step 1: Consider the IoN categories separately
e.g. pest and diseases management
Practical
implementation
Research and
Innovation Action
SME Instrument
SME Instrument
Basic
research
Gap 1 = Required
Gap 0 =
specific
Required global
knowledge on
knowledge
product sector
Coordination and
Support Action
Fast Track to
Innovation
Innovation Action
Gap 2 = Required
solutions adapted
to SMEs needs
Gap 3 = Required
support for
operational
implementation
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Step 2: Place the different specific challenges in scheme
e.g. pest and diseases management
Practical
implementation
Research and
Innovation Action
ESFY (apricot)
D. suzukii (berries)
SME Instrument
Breeding
Basic programs
(apple,
apricot,
research
berries)
Gap 1 = Required
Gap 0 =
specific
Required global
knowledge on
knowledge
product sector
Information about
Technical solutions
Coordination and
SME Instrument
proper use of
(apple, apricot, Support
Action
berries) Fast Track to pesticides (apple,
apricot, berries)
Innovation
Promotion of
Policy making
alternative
Innovation
Action
substances (apple, (apple, apricot,
berries)
apricot, berries)
Gap 2 = Required
solutions adapted
to SMEs needs
Gap 3 = Required
support for
operational
implementation
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Step 3: Merge convergent specific challenges
e.g. pest and diseases management
Practical
implementation
Research and
Innovation Action
ESFY (apricot)
D. suzukii (berries)
SME Instrument
Breeding
Basic programs
(apple,
apricot,
research
berries)
Gap 1 = Required
Gap 0 =
specific
Required global
knowledge on
knowledge
product sector
Information about
Technical solutions
Coordination and
SME Instrument
proper use of
(apple, apricot, Support
Action
berries) Fast Track to pesticides (apple,
apricot, berries)
Innovation
Promotion of
Policy making
alternative
Innovation
Action
substances (apple, (apple, apricot,
berries)
apricot, berries)
Gap 2 = Required
solutions adapted
to SMEs needs
Gap 3 = Required
support for
operational
implementation
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Step 4: Find the appropriate subcategory title
e.g. pest and diseases management
• No more Pest and disease management, but:
• Development of multi-resistant cultivars by new
breeding techniques (basic research, Research and
Innovation Action)
• Implementation of alternative technical solutions for
pest and disease management (practical
implementation, Coordination and Support Action or
Fast Track to Innovation)
 WP round tables: first discuss about
convergent specific challenges and not about
new strategic themes
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Thank you for your remarks
and your attention
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