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ERIAFF 2014

“3APTA’s Experience in the management of projects funded by

Measure 124 – RDP Umbria 2007-2013 “Cooperation for development

of new products, process and technologies in Agriculture Food and

Forestry”

Dr. Luciano Concezzi, Ph.D.

Head of Innovation and Research Dept 3A-Parco tecnologico Agroalimentare dell’Umbria

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Contents

1) Who we are 2) Measure 124 - “Cooperation for development of new products, processes

and technologies in Agriculture Food and Forestry” RDP 2007-2013

3) Case studies

4) Conclusions

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Who we are

3A – Umbria Agro-food Technology Park (3APTA)

www.parco3a.org

Total area: 4.800 square meters.

offices: 900 square meters

laboratories: 1.400 square meters

greenhouses: 1.000 square meters

3 operative companies

50 employees

12 consultants

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Company profile

The 3A-PTA is a no profit company founded in 1989 by Umbria Region with the aim of

creating an instrument to provide highly qualified services and innovation to regional

companies in the agro-food sector.

The Company Statute reads: ”The purpose of the company is

- to promote and realize projects, research programs, scientific and hi-tech

experimentation in collaboration with national and international Scientific institutions;

- to certify products, services and systems in the agro food sector.

Today 3A-PTA is a company under the control of Umbria Region

3A-PTA conducts three main activities:

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Three Departments

- Innovation & Research

- Certification

- International projects

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Innovation & Research Dept

Activities:

1) promote innovation and technology transfer, creating a permanent link between

research centers and regional agro-food SME.

2) find partners and funds in order to carry out innovation, technology transfer and

research projects.

3) manage the regional agro-meteorological Network www.agrometeounmbria.it

4) carry out research activity regarding biodiversity conservation, plant tissue culture,

agronomy

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Umbria the green heart of Italy

Umbria Italy

Total Agricultural Area: 536.676 ha (3,1 %) 17.081.099 ha

Utilized Agricultural Area: 326.877 ha (2,5 %) 12.856.048 ha

N. of farms: 36.244 (2,2%) 1.620.884

Average Farm size: 9,2 ha The surface is 845.600 ha

Farms with UAA from 1 to 5 ha: 42,3%

Farms with UAA from 5 to 10 ha: 14,6%

Farms with UAA from 10 to 20 ha: 9,3%

Farms with UAA from 20 to 50 ha: 6%

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

4 Calls: 2009 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014 (in evaluation)

Funds: 19 Millions €

Main Objective of the Measure:

- strengthen relationships between firms in the primary sector, processing industry,

marketing and research centers in order to introduce innovation in agriculture, food and

forestry

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Objectives of the Measure:

- develop competitiveness of agriculture, food and forestry sectors through innovation;

- improve quality standards of the products through the introduction of process innovation;

- create new products and services;

- improve the labor productivity through the introduction of organizational innovation.

- improve the environmental sustainability of enterprises

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Minimum partnership:

- 2 companies of which at least one of the agriculture, food and forestry sector

- 3A-Umbria Agro-food technology park

- Public and private Research Centers

Project financed:

100 projects funded at 70% of eligible expenditure

Partnership management:

The lead partner manages the technical and administrative coordination of the project

(activities and accounting) and all the contacts with local authority (Umbria Region)

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Methodology:

- Cooperation between agricultural and food enterprises and public and private research

centers.

- Technology Transfer & experimentation in the companies

Project activities:

- development of prototypes,

- field trials,

- testing new technologies,

- development of new products and processes,

- development of new systems to improve the organization of the company and then labor

productivity

-- results dissemination

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Topics:

According to the Call, the projects concern the following topics:

1) innovations for processing/marketing and distribution of products

2) innovations for energy production from renewable sources and energy-saving

3) innovations in the organization and management of the company

4) innovation for management of water resources

5) testing of new products / processes / technologies / working methods

6) innovations for food quality & food safety

7) innovations for improving the environmental sustainability of production processes

8) innovations for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity

9) innovations for use and valorization of by-products

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Evaluation Parameters:

The projects were evaluated with different score according to the following parameters:

1) Topics

2) Number of Partner

3) Percentage presence in the partnership of farms and food companies

4) Food Chain/sector

5) Realization of Demonstrative activities

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Data up to date:

Projects approved (June 2014): 100

Expenditure committed: € 19,000,000

Companies involved: > 600

Research centers involved: > 60 (Private and Public Research centers)

Projects where 3A-PTA is leader: 38

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Data up to date:

The projects cover the following productive sectors/food chains

- Wine

- Olive oil

- Livestock

- Industrial crops

(tobacco, sunflowers, flax, dyeing plants, medicinal plants, etc.)

- Cereals

- Horticulture

- Forestry / biomass

- Other

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

Strengths:

- After 5 years of work on Measure 124, cooperation between SME and research centers is

increasing.

- The culture of innovation is increased in the agro-food firms

-Small companies had the possibility to develop their innovative idea

-Weaknesses:

Relevant difficulties in the accounting of the projects

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MEASURE 1.2.4 - Umbria RDP 2007-2013

“Cooperation for development of new products, processes and technologies in Agriculture

Food and Forestry”

4 Case Studies

1) Umbrian Beers

2) Flax chain for feed and linoleum production

3) Valorization of the pomace for feed use

4) High oleic acid sunflower chain for Biolubricants production

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Case studies

1) Umbrian Beers

Lead partner : La Palma - Farchioni Group

Objective: realization of a pilot plant for production of innovative beers

Innovation:

Beers produced with innovative ingredients such as spelt (triticum spelta), chickling (Lathyrus sativus), and

lentils (Lens culinaris) that are typical umbrian productions

Partnership: 7 partners - Farms - field trials - production of raw materials: barley , spelt, chickling and lentils production

- Research Centers (Beer Research Center – University of Perugia , 3APTA)

- Chemical laboratory (Analysis s.r.l.)

- Disctribution (Coop Italia)

Project activities: realization of a small craft brewery ; innovative & unique craft beers produced with cereals and

legumes cultivated in Umbria (short chain) with high health properties

Results: after the experimentation La Palma realized a brewery at industrial scale; trade mark: Mastri Birrai Umbri

Strengths: Production of a beer with innovative ingredients, typical of the region with a high

nutritional value (investigation on health properties )

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Case studies

2) Flax chain for feed and linoleum production

Lead partner : 3APTA

Objective: - create a regional flax chain for livestock and linoleum® production

- Improvement of meet and milk sheep quality through the use of feed made from extruded flax seed

Innovation: Development of a feed supplement made from extruded flax seed

Partnership: 9 partners - Farms (field and livestock trials - production of flax seed)

- Research Centers (University of Perugia: Animal Science Dept & Economy Dept )

- Industry (Tarkett world leader in linoleum® production)

Project activities: - Feasibility study for the construction of a center for drying and storage of flax seed

- Field trials to evaluate new techniques for a greater economic and environmental sustainability of Flax coltivation

- Development of feed formulations based on extruded flax seed in order to conduct tests on sheep & cattle

- Evaluation of production performance, of the health status of sheep & cattle and characterization of milk, cheese and

meat produced

- Tests for the production of linoleum® floor and roof made from flax oil and pulverized flax fibers

Risults: The formulation of animal feed made from extruded flaxseed has improved beef cattle and milk sheep quality

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Case studies

3) Valorization of the pomace for feed use

Lead partner : 3APTA

Objective: Valorize pomace (a by – product of the olive oil production) creating a local pomace supply chain for feed production

Innovation: Development of an innovative feed made from pomace

Partnership: 10 partners - Farms and Mills (livestock trials - production of olive oil and pomace)

- Research Centers (University of Perugia: Animal Science Dept & Economy Dept )

- Local Olive Oil Producers Association (APROL)

Project Activities:

- Production of animal feed formulations for experimental tests on cattle and sheep

- Tests on sheep and evaluation of production performance, health status of the animals and characterization of milk and cheese

produced

- Tests on beef cattle production performance evaluation, health status of animals and characterization of the meat produced

- Assessment of organizational and relational aspects of the pomace supply chain and evaluation of its economic sustainability.

Results: - The formulation of feed made from pomace has improved beef cattle and milk sheep quality;

- The pomace supply chain resulted economically sustainabile

Strengths: the results of the project convinced farms and Olive Mills to create a local pomace supply chain in one of the most

important area for olive oil production in Umbria

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Case studies

4) High oleic acid sunflower chain for Biolubricants production

Lead partner: 3APTA

Objective: Create in Umbria a sunflower oil chain for production of Bio-lubricants for agriculture

Innovation: Realization of an innovative plant (prototype) for the production of biodegradable lubricants from

renewable sources (sunflower) for application on agricultural machinery

Partnership: 4 partners

- Farmers Association: Oro Verde/Coldiretti (field trials - production of sunflower seeds)

- Innovative Industries: Novamont SpA (Bio-lubricants production )

Sincro srl (Prototype )

Project Activities: - Field trials, oil production and characterization

- Market Analysis on the products and by-products of squeezing

- Analysis of the environmental impacts - Life Cicle Assesment

- Realization of an innovative plant (prototype) for the production of biodegradable lubricants

- bio-lubricants validation with tests on agricultural machinery

Results: Definition of guidelines for the cultivation of sunflower at low environmental impact

Realization in Umbria of the prototype plant for the production of bio-lubricants

Strengths: The Industrial production of Biolubricants by Novamont SpA is already started at industrial scale in Sardinia

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Dissemination of Results

- www.parco3a.org

- Demonstration activities

- Workshops

- Conferences

- Press articles

- Scientific articles

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Conclusions

3APTA, during the last 6 years, has developed great experience on building partnerships

through the "interactive innovation model" which focuses on forming partnerships -

using bottom-up approaches and linking farmers, advisors, researchers, businesses, and

other actors in operational groups that will be the engine of the European Innovation

Partnership - Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP – AGRI) in Umbria.

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Thanks for your attention

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