Yksi European Bioeconomy Scene -konferenssin puheista. One of the speeches in European Bioeconomy conference. Konferenssin ohjelma/Conference programme: https://www.bioeconomy.fi/wp-content/uploads//2019/06/EUBioScene_programme.pdf

1. How farmers get their fair share
of added value from bio-based
value chains?
Oana Neagu – Director
European Bioeconomy Scene, 9th
July 2019

2. Created in 1958
23 million European farmers and
family members
60 full members from the EU
Member States and 36 partner
organisations
Created in 1959
22.000 European agricultural
cooperatives
35 full members from the EU
Member States, 4 affiliated members
and 36 partner organisations
In 1962, a joint Secretariat was established, making it one of the largest and
most active organisations in Brussels for the past 60 years.

3. HOW THE FUTURE EU FRAMEWORK SUPPORTS
BIOECONOMY ?
An updated EU Bioeconomy strategy - more focus primary producers
Reflection paper towards a sustainable Europe by 2030 – circular
bioeconomy a huge opportunity to create competitive advantages on a
sustainable basis
2050 Climate Strategy - circular economy key enabler to reduce GHG
emissions
InvestEU – sustainable agriculture and forestry and wider bioeconomy as a
priority
Future CAP – bioeconomy - one of the specific objectives
Horizon Europe– a cluster on agriculture and bioeconomy €10 billion

4. More than 20 Member States already have a bioeconomy
strategy (or a similar strategic document) in place or are in the
process of developing a strategy
Implementation of various H2020 projects – multi-actor
approach with an increased involvement of farmers and
cooperatives
Bioeast initiative - Visegrad Group Countries: Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and joined by Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Estonia, Romania and Slovenia.
WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED SINCE THE EU
BIOECONOMY WAS ADOPTED?

5. Agriculture and forestry are at the core of bioeconomy:
Sustainably produce and provide renewable raw materials
for various industries
Deliver, at the same time, multiple ecosytems services
Importance of Bioeconomy for farming
Promote an efficient use of local resources, improve
farmers’ income, create jobs and maintain the viability of
rural areas
FARMERS & BIOECONOMY

6. Challenges/Opportunities:
A better understanding of the challenges faced by farmers
Seeing farmers as an integrated part of the value-chain
Ensuring a stable policy framework supported by targeted measures
Sharing knowledge and best practices, new business models
Enhancing support to all types of cooperation models for primary
producers
ADDED VALUE FOR FARMERS FROM BIO-BASED VALUE
CHAINS

7. ONE OF THE BEST MODEL TO FOLLOW
European agri- food and forest cooperatives at the heart of
sustainable bioeconomy
Common features
Cooperation
Innovation and Sustainability Culture
New Business Models
Collaborative Economic Ecosystems
Business Oriented Approaches
Trust as Single Point of Failure

8. European agri- food and forest cooperatives at the heart of
sustainable bioeconomy
Creating and sharing the added-value

9. European agri- food and forest cooperatives at the heart of
sustainable bioeconomy
Creating and sharing the added-value

10. Copa-Cogeca:Copa-Cogeca:
Promoting and developing thePromoting and developing the
European Model of AgricultureEuropean Model of Agriculture
www.copa-cogeca.eu
Thank you for your attention!