Agricultural sciences in Agricultural sciences in PolandPoland

Brokerage Event in Astana, 2-3.12.2008

Bożena PodlaskaBożena Podlaska

National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EUInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences

Presented by Dr. Zygmunt Krasinski

Contents

• Facts and figures• Policy• Research organisations, CoE• Polish Food Technology Platform• Topics for the FP7 cooperation

Poland

Facts and figures

• Location: Central Europe• Total land area: 312 685 km2

• Territorial sea: 8 622 km2 • Population: 38 million• UE Member State from May 2004

Economy

Economic indicators• GDP per capita in pps >50% of EU-27 in 2007 (EU-27 =

100%) • Economic growth in 2007 5.7% of real GDP gross (>

average EU-27 )

Agricultural data• Utilised agricultural area 16 301 000 ha in 2004 (8.95% of

EU-27) • Employment in agriculture about 13% of total working

population in 2007 (EU-27 about 7%)

Science and innovation indicators• Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) 0.65 % of

GDP (EU-27 = 1.9%) • % business enterprise in GERD 27% (EU-27 = 44.6%)

Organizational structure of agricultural sciences in Poland /2007/

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Polish Academy of Sciences

Research and development

base for agriculture,agricultural markets,

and developmentof rural areas

Other Ministries

The mission of science in support of agriculture and rural areas

1.To guarantee scientific support for Polish economy, especially for the agri-food sector and rural areas, by providing the latest technological, technical, and organizational solutions, and participation in the implementation of innovations.

2. To cooperate internationally according to the principles of the Lisbon strategy.

The mission of science to be accomplished by:

• Creating and transforming knowledge so that it is more friendly and adaptable to practical use

• Introducing solutions that help implement scientific achievements in practice while taking into consideration environmental conditions

• Providing so-called outsourcing, i.e. helping producers of agricultural produce and companies in the agri-food sector to obtain know-how

• Fulfilling the role of providing scientific advice to support the activity of public services

Scientific research priorities

• Health-enhancing food• Biological progress in agriculture• Veterinary protection of public health• Breeding, genetics and biotechnology• Sustainable development of agricultural production

Scientific research priorities (2)

• Reduction in the negative effect of agricultural /plant & animal/ production on the environment and human health

• Activities to improve water retention in the agricultural landscape

• Production of food in aqueous media – aquaculture

• Use of non-conventional energy sources

Fulfilling the criteria of good practice in scientific research

• Development of research staff• Participation in research programmes, especially

in those managed by the National Centre for Research and Development

• Participation in development projects and specific targeted research projects

• Participation in research programmes carried out as part of international cooperation

• Implementation and innovation activities /scientific consultancy services/

• Publication of scientific achievements• Undertaking research work of high priority for

economic development

The National Foresight Programme ‘Poland 2020’

Research area panels:

HEALTH AND LIFE• Chemicals and pharmaceuticals, food for life,

medical technologies and instruments.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF POLAND• Quality of life, power resources, ecology,

environmental protection technologies, natural resources, new materials, transport, ecological policy, product policy, development of regions.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES• Access to information, ICT and the society, ICT and

education, e-Business, new media.SECURITY• Economic security (external and internal),

intellectual, social, and technical and technological security, development of civic society.

Support of agriculture, agricultural markets and rural development is carried out by:

• 20 research and development units overseen by the Minister of Agriculture

• 9 state institutions of higher education with 47 departments overseen by the Minister of Science and Higher Education

• 10 research institutes under the authority of the 5th Division of the Polish Academy of Sciencesand

• Several research and development (R&D) units subordinate to other government departments: ministries of Health, Environment, Economy, etc.

Scope of research of R & D units under the authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

• Plant production and plant protection• Animal production and veterinary

science• Fishing and fishery• Economics of agriculture and food

management• Agri-food technologies• Infrastructure of rural areas

and• Agricultural engineering

Results of scientific research carried out by the institute of Polish Academy of Sciences

Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding PAS in Jastrzębiec n/Warsaw

7th Framework Programme7th Framework Programme

ANIMBIOGENANIMBIOGEN in EUin EU - Centre of ExcellenceCentre of Excellence in Genomics, in Genomics, Biotechnology and Quality of Animal Products in Biotechnology and Quality of Animal Products in Sustainable Production Systems with consideration of Sustainable Production Systems with consideration of Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare; 2009-2012 (CSA); 2009-2012 (CSA)

Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding PAS

The coordinator of the Strategic Research Agenda of the The coordinator of the Strategic Research Agenda of the Polish Food Technology PlatformPolish Food Technology Platform in the area of food in the area of food production in sustainable production systems with production in sustainable production systems with reference to the modern food processing technologiesreference to the modern food processing technologies

Selected achievements:Selected achievements:

- Obtaining the bio-milk with higher content of vit. E, - Obtaining the bio-milk with higher content of vit. E, polyunsaturated fatty acids, lower amount of cholesterol polyunsaturated fatty acids, lower amount of cholesterol and level of alergenic factorsand level of alergenic factors- Introduction of a new cloning method in rabbits- Introduction of a new cloning method in rabbits

Results of scientific research carried out by R & D units of the Ministry of Agriculture

Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute (IHAR) in Radzików The first institute in the world to carry out genetic transformation of winter triticale (wheat-rye) MAH 1590 (Bogo) with a bacterial gene bar – imparting resistance to herbicide Basta (D).

Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture (ISK) in Skierniewice /1/

• Developed several dozen of new fruit varieties and rootstocks for fruit trees

The share of the fruit varieties developed at ISK in new plantings in Poland ranges from 7% for apple to over 40% for raspberry.

Rootstocks of the ‘P’ series have become standard in fruit-growing worldwide.

• Developed and implemented Integrated Fruit Production Technology

At present, this technique is used in Poland to produce fruit on an area of over 12000 ha, which contributes to improvement in fruit quality and reduces negative effects of fruit-growing on the environment.

Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture (ISK)

in Skierniewice /2/

• Developed and implemented in fruit production a series of harvesters for harvesting soft fruit, including the world’s first sour-cherry harvester that operates without stopping, and also developed cultivation technologies adapted to mechanical harvesting.

• As a result, Poland has become a leading producer of soft fruit in Europe.

Institute of Plant Protection in Poznań

• Developed a scientific basis for integrated protection of agricultural crops against disease-causing agents, pests and weeds while taking into consideration the requirements of ecological agriculture.

The new technologies are for the protection of: • winter and spring wheat• winter and spring barley• rye and wheat-rye• oilseed rape• sugar beet• lupin and other crop plants

Protection of crop plants against agrophages makes it possible to:

• save part of the crop by 16-18 %• stabilize the level of yield• increase the quality of the crop• maintain species biodiversity in the environment

The Veterinary Institute – State Research Institute in Puławy

• Developed and implemented the programme ‘Safety of food of animal origin – consumer safety’.

• Developed a national veterinary programme for controlling chemical residues in food of animal origin.

• Prepared the principles and implemented the system for diagnosing BSE (mad cow disease) on a national scale.

• Developed diagnostic tests for detecting food infected with viruses that cause acute food poisoning in humans.

• The developed programmes are adapted to EU food safety standards and guarantee Poland access to world food markets.

Research Institute of Animal Production in Kraków

• The first Polish cloned animal, called NT-20, has been born.It’s a female rabbit, whose birth was a result of using an original cloning method.

Polish Food Technology Platform

2004 – start of the process of establishing National TPs (Aviation,

Construction, Textile)January 2005 – official inauguration of NTPs by

Ministry of Science and Information Technologies

March 2005 – establishing of Coordination Committee of Polish TP

Polish Food Technology Platform

Definition

Technology Platform – consortium grouping key stakeholders for research and innovation development in the areas strategically important for national and European economy and society.

TP established Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and mobilized available resources to SRA implementation

Polish Food Technology Platform

ObjectivesEuropean level:

1. Active participation in the structures of European Technology Platforms (ETPs)

2. Participation in defining and realization of SRA

3. Contribution to ETPs deliverables4. Dissemination of ETPs deliverables5. Participation and promotion of European

initiatives and projects6. Participation in FP77. Support from Member States

Polish Food Technology Platform

ObjectivesNational level:

• Preparation of ambitious national R&D programs in the strategically important national economy sectors for National Framework Programme

• Integration of key actors around defined strategies, involvement of all stakeholders. Establishing of strong links between research and industry

• Mobilization of public and private, national and European resources – in particular from industry

• The best use of Structural Funds from the point of view of national economy competitiveness (National Development Programs 2004 -2006, 2007-2013)

• Dialogue with societal players• Promotion of R&D activities in the areas

represented by TP

Polish Food Technology Platform

Participants

1. Industry2. SME3. Economy chambers, agencies and associations4. Research institutes5. Universities6. Public authorities7. Financial institutions8. Users and consumers9. Civil society organizations10. National Contact Point for European Research

Programs

Polish Food Technology Platform

Activities

1. Establishing organizational structure of the Platform2. Attracting key partners in the sector3. Participation in the structures of ETP – attendance in

ETP meetings4. Preparation of propositions to National Framework

Programme5. Preparation strategy of the sector development to

the year 20106. Participation in the FP7 projects7. Preparation of proposals to Structural Funds (2007-

2013)8. Organization of conferences with participation of

representatives of EC, ETPs and coordinators of IPs

Polish Food Technology Platform

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SRA:• high food quality• fruits and vegetables• dairy and meat products

Knowledge based economy in Poland

Networking Centres of Advanced Technoologies

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Scientific Technological Parks

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Topics for the further FP7 cooperation

‘Agriculture and energy and the specific research needs resulting from their interrelationship’:

1. Biogas, biomass and biofuel production.2. Production of energetic plants.3. Energy efficiency and saving in agriculture.4. Improving soil fertility to reduce fertilizer inputs,

on-farm recycling of nutrients. 5. Development of site-specific soil management

practices to optimise soil biological, chemical and physical properties and rhizosphere processes.

6. Effect of different cultivation systems on soil biology and fertility, and on energy saving in agriculture.

Work Programme KBBE

‘Climate change and agriculture under the perspectives of adaptation and mitigation’

• Water stress tolerance and water use efficiency in fruit crops.

• Development of technology of the use of atmospheric CO2 for improvement of growth and yielding of fruit crop species.

• Reduction of drought stress by breeding of cultivars resistant to water deficiency.

• Mitigation of drought stress by development of ecological methods of fertilization of fruit crop species with the use of biostimulators and beneficial microorganisms.

• Management of agricultural waste and by-products.• Better use and re-use of water in agriculture more

efficient, e.g. through the development of more efficient water management and irrigation methods to reduce water waste and pollution due to mismanagement at farm level.

• Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils and land.• Farm management, tillage, fertilization approaches and

techniques.

NCP Network in Poland

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NCP in Poland

Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAS

National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU

National Contact Point for KBBEBozena Podlaska

National Contact Point for INCO Joanna Stalewska

INCO NCP – main tasks

to disseminate the information about INCO within FP7

to organize Info Days, trainings on INCO within FP7

to help Polish research teams in active participation in INCO Calls(through trainings organized at different universities and research institutes of Poland, aid and consultancy – personal, telephones, emails)

to cooperate with Polish Thematical Coordinators of Cooperation Programme

to carry out promotion activities (preparing and publishing info in national Bulletin European Grants, issuing leaflets and brochures on INCO programme)

INCO NCP – main tasks

Information campaigns in line with calls announced by EC in INCO area

Cooperation with the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (IncoNets, ERA-NETs)

Partner Search activities

NCP-INCO data base of Polish experts interested in INCO activities

INCO NCP Poland – main activities in 2008

Organisation of a large scale International Brokerage in Warsaw with the participation of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Regional Info Day in the field of Energy in Minsk, Belarus

Organisation (together with Polish Ministry) of the visit of South Africa delegation in Poland

Presentation on INCO for Russia Delegation in Poland (Gliwice)

Coordination of ERANIS project and WP Leader within IncoNet EECA project

Information days in regions of Poland (in progress)

Consultancy and Partner Search sevice (on regular basis)

Thank you for your attention!

Zygmunt Krasinski zygmunt.krasinski@kpk.gov.pl

Contacts in Poland:

KBBE Co-ordinatorBożena Podlaskabozena.podlaska@kpk.gov.pl

INCO Co-ordinator Joanna Stalewskajoanna.stalewska@kpk.gov.pl

National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European UnionInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research - Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Żwirki i Wigury 81 02-091 Warszawa, Poland

tel: 0 22 828 74 83 fax: 0 22 828 53 70 e-mail: kpk@kpk.gov.pl