Annette Schneegans

European Commission

DG Research, Dir E

Cereal Pre-breeding Workshop

Alnarp, 24 November 2009

Opportunities for crop (and cereal) research in FP7

World Triticeae Production 2007/08 (mt)

757,2

606

136,8

14,40

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Triticeae Wheat Barley Rye

Wheat production 2007/20 (mt)

606

120

58105 88

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Wheat

World total

EU-27

USA

China

CIS

Durum wheat production 2007/08 (in mt)

33,7

7,54,9

2,7 2,13,6

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Durum Wheat

World total

EU-27

North Africa

Turkey

USA

Canada

Cumulatedproduction in Europe and MED Area

Barley production 2007/2008 (mt)

136,8

57,3

4,9 3,4

28,5

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Barley

World total

EU-27

USA

China

CIS

Rye production 2007/2008 (mt)

14,4

7,7

0,2 0

3,7

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Rye

World total

EU-27

USA

China

CIS

Cereals: Relevance for European Research

• Wheat and barley: Most cultivated crops

EU crop production (harv area Ha)FAO 2004

Wheat

BarleyMaize

Rapeseed

Rye

Oats

Triticale

Potatoes

Sugar Beets

Tomatoes

Cereals: Relevance for European Research

• Wheat and barley: Most cultivated crops

• Tightening markets for cereals, in particular wheat: Drop in world 2007/8 production in EU-27 due to climatic conditions, increasing demand for food, feed and biofuels, price spike due to structural imbalances in world food chain

• Production trend: Stagnating, decreasing yields?

• (European) Durum wheat production declining sincepeak in 2004/2005

Overall challenge for crop researchand pre-breeding:

How can we maintain high levels of production or produce more with less ? Need for….

• Increased knowledge of the genetic and physiological basis of key traits (e.g. resource efficiency, drought tolerance, disease resistance)

• Tools to increase breeding efficiency • Better use of genetic resources: Increase

diversity within and between crops • Combining genetic advances with agronomic

practices/innovations (GxMxE interactions)

Collaborative Research Frontier Research

Human PotentialResearch Capacity

The 7th EU Framework Programme (2007-13)

Specific Programmes: Total 53 billion €

€7.460m

€4.217m

ERC

Infrastructures

KBBE KBBE -- Activity 2.2Activity 2.2“Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being

KBBE KBBE -- Activity 2.1Activity 2.1Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

KBBE KBBE -- Activity 2.3Activity 2.3Life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes

Theme 2: Broad scopeTheme 2: Broad scope

From more fundamental to applied research and policy sup port

Open to International Collaboration; specific suppor t actions for ICCP countries

FP7 TRITICEAE GENOME

Genomics for Triticeae improvementCoord.: Catherine Feuillet, INRA Clermont-Ferrand

Period: June 2008 – May 2012

Content: Creation of genomic, genetic and bioinformatics resources and tools for wheat and barley

• WP1: Establishing of genomic resources for physical mapping wheatand barley chromosomes

• WP2: Construction of anchored physical maps for 4 wheat and 2 barleychromosomes

• WP3: Isolation of 5 agronomically important genes and new allelediscovery

• WP4: Develop markers for breeding traits and MAS breeding

•WP5: Develop bioinformatics; pilot plant database

•WP6: Dissemination, technology transfer and training

FP7 SWUP-MED

Sustainable water use securing food production in d ry areas of the Mediterranean region

Coord.: Sven-Eric Jacobsen, Copenhagen University

Period: July 2008 – June 2012

Content: Integrated approach to improvement of crop production systems to cope with multiple abiotic stresses

WP 1: Selection and characterisation of farming systems

WP2: Selection and adaptation of climate proof crops (wheat, grain legumes and "new" crops)

WP3: Agronomic interventions to test/improve tolerance against various abiotic stresses

WP4: Environmental impact assessment of tested agronomic interventions

WP5: Socio-economic studies (acceptance and local policy impact of suggested improvements)

FP7 selected projects incl. wheat reserach

• Topic: Improving performance and quality of crops in the context of organic and low-input systems by breeding and management

� SOLIBAM (wheat, maize, faba beans, tomato and cabbage)

• Topic: Water stress tolerance and water use efficiency in food crops

� DROPS (bread and durum wheat, maize, sorghum)

Current call for proposals: WP 2010

• Call topic KBBE 1-1-03: Characterisation of biodiversity resources for wild crop relatives to improve crops by breeding

• Call for ERA-NET on Plant molecularsciences

WORK PROGRAMME 2010 WORK PROGRAMME 2010 www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.htmwww.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.htm

Publication: 30 July 2009

Main call: FP7-KBBE-2010-4

Separated call for ERA-NET

Deadline: 14 January 2009

Evaluation: Selection of one proposal per topic

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm

Community programme on conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture

• To promote genetic diversity, exchange of information and co-ordination between Member States and EC

• To facilitate co-ordination in the field of international undertakings on genetic resources

• Budget: 10 million €• Funding of Actions (12 on plant genetic resources),

involving 178 partners located in 25 Member States and 12 non EU countries

• Projects started in 2007 for max.4 years• Follow-up foreseen?

Work Programme Preparation

Expert Groups

ECPolitical context

FP7

AdvisoryGroup

Programme Committee

Work programmeincl. call topicsTechnology

Platforms

Other sources OtherCommission

services

DRAFT WP

Identification of areas and topics

Main line approach:

� Identified needs

� European added value

� Contribution to international commitments

� Available budget

Tools and resources: ‘omics, systems biology, biodiversity

Sust./compet. plant production

Plant resource efficiency Interaction, adaptation,

tolerance: biotic, abioticfactors

WP TOPICS

Outlook

• Positive policy context to raise awareness to conservation and pre-breeding work (biodiversity– climate change – food security)

• Use of momentum to highlight research needsand benefits

• Build broad support for research areas (public, private, EU, international) through variousmechanisms. EU level: e.g. Commission, Member States/Programme Committe/, ETPs

• WP 2011/ 2012 are coming….

Thank you for your attention!

FP5/FP6 collaborative research withrelevance to cereal crops

0.81/1/101/1/07Opportunities for farm seedconservation, breeding and production

FARMSEED-

OPPORTUNITIES

3.41/10/091/1/06Metablomic technology applications for plants, health and outreach

META-PHOR

0.51/1/091/5/06Agricultural research for improvingarable crop competitiveness

EUROCROP

3.331/12/091/11/07Development of high throughput approaches to optimise the nutritional value of crops and foods

DEVELONUTRI

1.930/9/051/10/01Developing wheat with enhancednitrogen use efficiency

SUSTAIN

1.5 m31/12/031/7/00Modification of starch synthesis and yield in wheat endosperm

MOSSYWE

EU-budget

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FP6 collaborative research withrelevance to cereal crops

11.21/1/111/1/07European Network for the durable exploitation of crop protection strategies

ENDURE

2.01/7/101/1/07Rhizobacteria for reduced fertiliser inputs in wheat

RHIBAC

10.81/6/101/6/05Exploiting bioactivity of European cereal grains for improved nutrition and health benefits

HEALTHGRAIN

15.8 m1/4/101/4/05Exploitation of natural plant biodiversity for the pesticide-free production of food

BIOEXPLOIT

EU-budget

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