Welcome and introduction by Véronique Chable, INRA, DIVERSIFOOD project Coordinator. The DIVERSIFOOD Final Congress was held in Rennes on 10-12 December 2018.

1. WELCOME in Brittany
to all of you

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A historical place,
built during
the 14th century
It was for an
intellectual centre
until the end of 18th
century for
philosophy, science
and theology
Le Couvent des Jacobins

3. Introduction
Véronique Chable
December, 10th 2018
Rennes, France
Embedding
crop diversity
and networking
for local high
quality food
systems

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DIVERSIFOOD 2015-2019,
one of the first H2020 projects
- Anchored in H2020 objectives
- A continuity within a European
network of actors, after FP6 and
FP7 projects

5. Annette Schneegans
European Commission, DG AGRI

6. 9. Food security, sustainable
agriculture and forestry, marine and
maritime and inland water research
and the bioeconomy
• “ to contribute to securing sufficient supplies of safe,
healthy and high quality food and other bio-based
products, by developing productive, sustainable and
resource-efficient primary production systems,
fostering related ecosystem services and the
recovery of biological diversity, alongside
competitive and low carbon supply chains.”
General objective

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https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/sites/
agri-eip/files/eip-agri_brochure_multi-
actor_projects_2017_en_web.pdf
The concept of
“multi-actor approach”, a
practical translation of the
interactive innovation,
Concept introduced for the
first time in the Horizon 2020
work programme 2014-2015
under the Societal challenge
addressing agriculture and
forestry

8. Progresses through EU 3 projects
Farm Seed
Opportunities
(FP6 2007-2010)
SOLIBAM
(FP7 2010-2014)
DIVERSIFOOD
(H2020 2015-2019)
Situation Europe of « non
conventional varieties »
Observation and testing
diversified crop populations
On farm research
Seed regulation
recommendations
4 species
Strategies for
performance and quality
Working on key-concepts
Participatory reseach
Policy recommendations
on seed, research and
food system
7 species
Broadening crop
diversity
Multi-actor and
transdiscipliarity
Social organisation
Economic impact
Culture about food
15 species
Common hypothesis : DIVERSITY

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DIVERSIFOOD 2014-2019,
21 partners – 12 countries
- Representing several agricultural
and cultural environments
- Associating diversified
organisations

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ITAB
INRA
RSP
IT
ORC
FiBL
PSR
LBI
IPC
ITBQ
UNIBO
UNIPI
RSR
Formicablu
ARI
LUKE
CSIC
RAS
ÖMKi
Arche Noah
ÖIKOS/FNI
21 Partners
12 Countries
ncreased diversity means increa-
d possibilities to respond and
dapt food production to local con-
tions and global change.”
Networking local communities
lows improved knowledge ex-
ange and empowers farmers.”
network of farmers, researchers,
onsumers, working together for di-
erse and healthy food.”
❜❜ ❜“DIVERSIFOODdevelopsconcepts andpracticestosupportthespread ofanewcultureoffoodbasedon biodiversityandsustainableme- thods.”
“DIVERSIFOODpromotesparticipa- toryprocessesengagingacom- moneffortofallactorsfromplant tofood.”
“Increaseddiversitymeansincrea- sedpossibilitiestorespondand adaptfoodproductiontolocalcon- ditionsandglobalchange.”
“Networkinglocalcommunities allowsimprovedknowledgeex- changeandempowersfarmers.”
“Anetworkoffarmers,researchers, consumers,workingtogetherfordi- verseandhealthyfood.”
ughmulti-actors,trans-disciplinaryapproaches relevantcases,DIVERSIFOODaimstodevelop: Relevantlocallydevelopedinnovations Newbiodiversitymanagementmodels Newapproachestoplantbreeding andmanagement
Newcrops,varietiesandpopulations Diversehealthyandtastyfoodproducts andmarketvalorisation
Originalexperimentalandcommunication toolstoconnectactivitiesandpeople
PARTNERS’VOICES
❜❜
country
The Consortium
Seed or farmers
organisations
Research, technical
or communication/
management
organisations

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Short story of DIVERSIFOOD
2014-2019
From concepts to markets

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25 April 2015

13. 1 - Research organisation and concepts
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14. 2 - Discover new diversity and uses
among untapped species or types
of common cultivated plants
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15. 2 - Underutilizated/forgotten crops:
multi-actor and on farm evaluation
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Seed from genebanks
gardeners or farmers
Local or heritage
landraces/varieties

16. 3 - New approaches of plant breeding for
diversified and sustainable farming system
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17. 3 - New approaches of plant breeding for
diversity and sustainable farming system
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On farm
conservation
to Community
biodiversity
management
Embedding
diversity in the
food supply
chain

19. 4 - From on farm conservation to
Community biodiversity
management
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20. 4 - From on farm conservation to
Community biodiversity
management
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21. 5 - Embedding diversity in the food
supply chain
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22. 5 - Embedding diversity in the food
supply chain
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Policy
recommendations
on enabling
biodiversity from
farm to fork
To be published at the end of the
project

23. Programme of the congress
Monday 10th December
Tuesday 11th December
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Session1 - 11:20 Opening session - Diversity and sustainability within food systen
Session 2 - 14:00 Underutilizated/forgotten crops: multi-actor and on farm
evaluation
Session 3 - 16:05 New approaches of plant breeding for diversified and sustainable
farming system
Session 4 - 8:30 From on farm conservation to Community biodiversity
management
Session 5 - 10:35 Lessons learnt from value chains studies in DIVERSIFOOD: factors in
support and hindering their success
Session 6 - 14:00 Paradigm shift for multi-actor and transdisciplinary research
Session 7 - 16:00 Closing session - toward a socio-ecological transition: message for
the future

24. Some practical information
• Keep your Ecocups with you if you want to drink during
the overall 3 days
• Keep your badge on evening
for the social dinner
and in order to come back tomorrow
• Don’t forget to give them back
at the end of the meeting:
boxes will be prepared to collect them
• In your bag, you will find also all the information for the
third day, with map and place to meet for the buses on
Wednesday morning.
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Thanks for your
attention