SEASN-DONAU SOJA PARTNERSHIP - EUFRAS

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SUPPORT TO PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN EUROPE

SEASN-DONAU SOJA PARTNERSHIP

Towards a sustainable soybean supply in Europe

Dr. Jovana Djisalov

EUFRAS Annual Conference

13 Feb 2019, Lisbon

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EUROPE IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON SOYA IMPORTS

• High dependency on imports

• Negative impact on sustainability

• Economic disadvantages

EUFRAS Annual Conference, Lisbon 2019

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IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

Imported Soya -> Regional Soya

reduce 50% of CO2 emission

(~1.1 mio. tons CO2 / year) by avoiding Land-

use change (LULUC)


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IMBALANCED SYSTEM

Crop sector dominated by grains /

lacks high-protein legumes

Livestock sector low protein self-sufficiency

rate /

dependence on soya import


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SOYA BEAN CULTIVATION IN EUROPE-GREAT POTENTIAL

Output(t) Yield(t/ha)

2015 2016 2017 2018(f) 2018(f) 2018(f)

Austria 56,867 49,819 64,396 67,000 200,000 2.99

BosniaHerzegovina 7,368 6,965 7,500 8,500 19,500 2.29

Bulgaria 34,470 14,525 11,200 9,500 17,000 1.79

Croatia 88,867 78,614 90,000 83,000 250,000 3.01

CzechRepublic 12,310 10,608 15,344 15,230 31,000 2.04

Germany 17,500 15,800 19,100 23,900 61,900 2.59

Hungary 72,580 61,282 74,500 60,000 174,000 2.90

Italy 330,000 320,000 350,000 340,000 1,100,000 3.24

Moldova 66,000 35,900 33,300 28,100 60,000 2.14

Poland 24,000 12,000 16,000 16,440 34,500 2.10

Romania 165,000 160,000 176,000 172,850 441,500 2.55

Serbia 201,470 186,000 230,000 230,000 825,000 3.59

Slovakia 43,370 35,000 40,000 45,800 114,000 2.49

Slovenia 1,710 2,470 2,910 2,910 8,600 2.96

Switzerland 1,720 1,770 1,710 1,860 4,800 2.58

DSUkraine 732,219 638,062 687,762 600,123 1,350,762 2.25

TotalDSRegion 1,855,451 1,628,815 1,819,722 1,705,213 4,692,562 2.75

Non-DSUkraine 1,390,781 1,211,938 1,306,338 1,139,877 3,049,238 2.68

TotalUkraine 2,123,000 1,850,000 1,994,100 1,740,000 4,400,000 2.53

France 122,000 137,000 142,000 153,000 390,000 2.55

Russia(Eurpart) 838,000 916,000 1,123,000 1,279,000 2,215,000 1.73

Others 6,100 4,700 7,940 5,200 10,861 2.09

TotalNon-DSEurope 2,356,881 2,269,638 2,579,278 2,577,077 5,665,099 2.20

TotalEU-28 974,774 901,818 1,009,390 994,830 2,833,361 2.85

TotalEurope 4,212,332 3,898,453 4,399,000 4,282,290 10,357,661 2.42

CountryArea(ha)

Source: Donau Soja


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VISION FOR EUROPE

Current % of crops

that are soya

45%

European demand

covered

5% would supply 45% of European demand

5%2%

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BENEFITS OF MORE SOY/LEGUMES IN EUROPE

• More soya means better crop rotation, rebalancing share of grain legumes on arable land

• In Europe: << 5%

• In South-America: 40-70%

• Less/no use of fertilizer

• Nitrogen fertilisers are not needed since most of our farmers use inoculant products

• P/K fertilisers are usually not used, if not indicated by soil tests

• Increase of soil organic matter by production of legumes and pulses / improving soilquality


Soybean production in Europe

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OPPORTUNITIES

1. Soybean cultivation

• Soybean suits very well into SEE cropping systems, possibilities to increase areas

• >10 adapted breeding programmes in Europe and international varieties for Europe

• Production technology is available

• Suitable for low-input production system, technology available (low pressure from pest and diseases)

2. Market

• Growing market segments (regional, organic, non gmo, veggie..)

• Non-GM premia (80-120 Euro/t)

• Strategically important for a protein self-sufficiency of the European food sector


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CHALLENGES

1. Soybean cultivation

• New crop for many producers in Europe –low level of knowledge

• Crop management: Inoculation, fertilisation, weed managment-resistant weeds

• Availability of seeds in quality and quantity

• GMO contamination (Ukraine, Moldova, Romania)

• Lack of R&D for non gmo soya (10% Non GMO soya in total worlds soybean production)

• Variable quality/proteins (eg. Serbia 38% , Russia 30%...) and yields

2. Market

• 85% of animal origin food in Europe originated from gm feeding-not labelled!!!

• Voluntary non-GM standards and labels boosts non gmo livestock feeding but still not in all EU countries

• Often non gmo local soya mixed with imported gm= same price, same quality

• SEE almost self-sufficient in local non gm soya but main non gm market in WE (transport challenges)

• insufficient processing facilities hinders local use in some countries


• 2012, based in Vienna

• 270 members, 22 countries

• 5 international offices, 2 representatives

• Independent

• International

• Non-profit

• Multi-stakeholder

• Membership organization

• Strong political support

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DONAU SOJA ASSOCIATION

United in joint vision of non-GM, sustainable and regional protein/feed/food supply


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DONAU SOJA MEMBERS

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WORKING ON A BETTER POLICY FRAMEWORK

DONAU SOJA DECLARATION (2013)

• Croatia, Minister Tihomir Jakovina

• Austria, Federal Minister Nikolaus Berlakovic

• Switzerland, Secretary of State Bernard Lehmann

• Serbia, Secretary of State Danilo Golubovic

• Slovenia, Minister Franc Bogovic

• Hungary, Secretary of State György Czervan

• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Representative Prime Minister

Jerko Ivankovic-Lljanovic

• Republika Srpska, Ministerial Advisor Miljan Erbez

• Germany, Bavarian Minister of Agriculture Helmut Brunner

• Romania, Secretary of State Achim Irimescu

• Bulgaria, Vice-Minister Byurhan Abazov

• Moldova, Minister Vasile Bumacov

• Poland, Minister Stanislaw Kalemba

• Slovakia, Secretary of State Magdaléna Lacko-Bartošová

• Ukraine, Vice-Minister Vladislava Rutytska

EUROPE SOYA DECLARATION (2017)

• Signed by 14 EU Agriculture Ministers on 17 July 2017 in Brussels,

5 NON-EU MoA January 2018, 2019 in Berlin



We work along the whole chain

Added value for Non GMO/DS/ES

certified products

Sustainability

European origin

NON GMO

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DONAU SOJA Fact&Figures2018

• 600.000 mt DS/ES certified soybeans

• 822 certified companies from 15

countries

• 31 certified processors


SUPPORTING SOYBEAN PRODUCERS

FARMER TRAININGS, FIELD DAYS, B2B,

CONFERENCES, FAIRS

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SUPPORT RD NETWORKS

• Facilitating and supporting RD networks

• Applying with consortia to national and EU-wide calls

• Coordinating and submitting R&I projects

Disseminating knowledge Developing technology

Support for new varieties

C-ELIA

Chinese-European Legume Improvement Alliance

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DONAU SOJA/SEASN PARTNERSHIP

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South Eastern Europe Advisory

Service Network -SEASN

- founded in Bulgaria, 2015

- association of agricultural advisory services, agricultural chambers, agricultural institutes, faculties and non-

governmental organisations

• Advisory Service Croatia,

• Banat University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Romania,

• Carinthian Chamber of Agriculture of Austria,

• Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia,

• Institute for science application in agriculture of Serbia,

• Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Rural Development of Kosovo

• National Agricultural Advisory Service of Bulgaria,

• Initiative for Agriculture Development from Kosovo

• National Extension Agency of Macedonia,

• Széchenyi István University (SZE) Hungary,

• Department for Advisory Affairs in Plant Production and Animal Husbandry, Montenegro.

• Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, Budapest,

• Laboratory of Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Systems & Rural Sociology Agricultural University of Athens,

• ESG-Economic Support Group, from Kosovo

• Kick-off meeting, MoU signed in Vienna, Sept 2018

• Regional Conference, Ilok, Dec 2018

• Main goal: increase productivity and sustainability of NON GMO soybeans in SEE

• Key measure: Development and implementation of efficient and innovative knowledge transfer from science to practice/farmers

• Specific goals:

• Increase availability of best practices of soybean/legumes production in Europe

• Develop best practices in different production conditions through network of demo fields accross Europe

• Ensure skilled and competent advisory service for sustainble non gmo soybean/legumes production

• Build knowledge advisory platform for sustainable, non GMO soybean production

• Improve knowledge in soybean production among farmers throughout Europe

• Develop value-added chains and increased of competitiveness of soybeans from SEE.

SEASN/DS COOPERATION

• Research and evaluation of the current Agricultural Knowlegde and Innovation Systems (AKIS) related to soya production in SEE

• Testing and adaptation of best practices for sustainable soya production in targeted regions (soybean varieties, different technologies, weed control, fertilization etc.)

• Networking and exchange of experiences between advisors, RD institutions, NGOs and business

• Transferring of knowledge into practice through organization of workshops, field trials and Field days

• Joint preparation and implementation of projects

• Organization of annual Southeastern Europen conference on soya

• Awareness raising and positiv Public Relation (PR)

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

Join us!

Welcome to our journey to more sustainable, local, non gmo food supply.

Dr. Jovana Djisalov

Client Manager

djisalov @donausoja.org+381631115975;

Donau Soja Organisation www.donausoja.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.donausoja.org/

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