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Animal Task Force

General introduction

Promoting a sustainable and competitive livestock sector in Europe

The Animal Task Force (since 2011)

• A European Public-Private Platform (PPP):

research, farmers’ & industry organizations

• Promoting a sustainable and competitive animal production

sector in Europe;

• By fostering knowledge development and innovation in Europe;
• Covering the whole animal production chain.
• ATF in close cooperation with

Why ATF?

• Livestock production is vitally important for Europe’s

future (€130 billion to the EU economy - 35% of the agricultural

sector, employment for nearly 30 million people).

• In 2050: 9 billion people with increased buying power

and an increased demand for animal products (200 %).

• Environmental pressure of animal production has to go

down (even if EU livestock sector has already high standards

regarding environmental impact and animal welfare).

• We need new integrated approaches to increase

production and overcome new challenges. > Innovations in the whole production chain are essential.

What we do:

Arrange dialogue on sector innovation with key stakeholders in Europe.

(EC, Members of Parliament, industry

• rganisations, NGOs, scientific community)

Enhance cooperation in European research & innovation Provide input for EU research agenda

(Horizon2020, EIP-Agri, JPI FACCE, SCAR)

Stakeholders EAAP 2014 Brochure

Enable knowledge exchange

(workshops, events, website)

Our impact: White Paper 2013

Research and innovation priorities for a competitive and sustainable European livestock sector

White Paper 2013

Key priority areas

Knowledge development

Addendum 2014

input H2020 2016/17

• SCAR/SAP: agenda and consequent ERA-net
• European Innovation Partnerships:

Suggestions for focus groups

Efficient and robust animals Efficient Feed Chains Improving protein and energy autonomy of the animal production sector Prevention, control and eradication of farm animal infectious diseases

Inventory of EIP operational groups

Follow up White paper:

Dialogue with EU institutions

Monthly visits to Brussels by ATF Presidency Target institutions:

• DG Research & innovation
• DG Agriculture & Rural Development
• DG Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
• DG Climate Action
• DG Health & Food Safety
• European Parliament, MEPs Agri committee

4th Animal Task Force Seminar : “Innovating for a productive and sustainable livestock sector” 2nd ATF session during EAAP meeting “How farmer use research to innovate?”

Central theme for 2014:

Towards innovations in animal production

Central theme for 2015:

Precision Livestock Farming

Precision Livestock Farming as key theme for 2015, and all aspects contributing to PLF:

• Feeding
• Health management
• Housing systems
• Breeding
• Agri technology
• Big Data management

Activities 2015

• Innovative farming seminar (IfA & ATF)

19 May – UK

• EAAP / ATF Special Session

‘How to implement Precision Livestock Farming’

31 August – Warsaw, Poland

• ATF 5th Seminar
• Morning: ‘USA & Europe: Sharing visions on Strategic

Research Agendas for animal productions’

• Afternoon: ‘How to implement Precision Livestock

Farming’

17 November 2015 – Brussels

• PLF position paper

end of 2015

ATF members (2015)

Private sector (European Technology Platforms & Branch Organizations)

EUFETEC (FEFAC), FABRE-TP (EFFAB), IFAH-Europe,

COPA-COGECA, UECBV, EDA, FEFANA, CEJA, CEMA, FVE/EVERI

Leading European Research Organizations

Aarhus University, CERTH-HELLAS, EBRC, GEFETEC, IBNA, INIA, INRA, LUKE, Polish Academy of Sciences, SLU, Teagasc, Wageningen UR, DAFA, CREA, NPPC, IAS, Agroscope

Pictures

Industry representative organisations Knowledge providers Partners

Baltic, Central Europe, Balkans (2015)

• Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
• Slovakia, Czech, Hungary
• Austria
• Slovenia, others

2nd Addendum to the White Paper

Increased emphasis on Aquaculture (2015)

3th Addendum to the White Paper

Improved (climate smart) production systems (onshore RAS, offshore IMTA), with robust and efficient species, supported by smart breeding, customised feeding and alternative feed resources

ATF Presidency & Secretariat

• Dr. Martin Scholten – President

Director Animal Sciences - Wageningen UR,

2nd term for Martin, 3rd term for Wageningen UR

• Prof. Jean-Louis Peyraud– representing research organisations

Directeur de recherche animaux – INRA

1st term for Jean-Louis

• Ir. Jan Venneman – representing industry organisations

General Secretary FABRE-TP

1st term for Jan (2nd term for FABRE-TP)

• Florence Macherez & Alessia Ciardo-Secretariat

Blog

ATF Scoping paper on Precision Livestock Farming

ATF position paper on PLF

ATF Blog

Launched Validated

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@AnimalTaskFrc

info@animaltaskforce.eu

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