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'Plants for the Future' - European Technology Platform
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Plants for the Future
The European Technology Platform (ETP) 'Plants for the Future' is a stakeholder forum for the plant sector, including plant genomics and biotechnology, that was initiated by the European Commission in 2003. It provides a 20-year vision and a short-, medium- and long-term Strategic Research Agenda for Europe’s plant sector setting out a consensus on the research needed to fulfil the vision.
Its members come from industry, farmer organisations, academia and other stakeholder groups. It was supported by the European Commission via a Specific Support Action under FP6 until July 2007 and the major public and private stakeholders in the field. Since April 2008, the Plant ETP is a membership based ETP where all members agreed on the aim, main tasks, structure and budget (including their own contributions) of the ETP for a three year period (2008-2010).
The next step forward
The Plant ETP is in the implementation phase. It's members are developing Action Plans for Research, Innovation and Education. Regarding research, Plant ETP will work with a focus on promoting and advocating strategic research and internationally competitive research.
In addition, EPSO - on behalf of Plant ETP - participates in European projects that develop research strategies for the future, such as the BECOTEPS project (jointly with 8 other ETPs on Bioeconomy) and the STAR-Colibri project (jointly with 4 other ETPs on Biorefineries).
The structure of the Plant ETP consists of a Steering Council, an Executive Committee, a Coordinator and short term task forces.
SRA
The Plant ETP has produced a Strategic Research Agenda. The final version was launched at the European Parliament in June 2007.
The SRA identifies five challenges for Europe’s society and economy to which the plant sector can contribute:
- Healthy, safe and sufficient food and feed
- Plant-based products – chemicals and energy
- Sustainable agriculture, forestry and landscape
- Vibrant and competitive basic research
- Consumer choice and governance
Related communications:
- Press Release ‘European Parliament AGRI Committee underlines value of plant breeding sector’, 24.1.2014
- Implementing the Strategic Research Agenda
- Strategic Research Agenda (June 2007); summary ;
- Launch of the Final Strategic Research Agenda in the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 June 2007
- ETP Plant Steering Committee Meeting, Cologne, Germany (May 2007)
- Stakeholders Proposal for a Strategic Research Agenda 2025 (Aug 2005): part I Summary; part II SRA; part III Draft Action Plan 2010
- Launch of the "Stakeholders Proposal for a Strategic Research Agenda" in Strasbourg (July 2005)
- Member State Consultation on the “Stakeholder proposal for a Strategic Research Agenda” (status on May 2007)
- Scientists contribute to the discussion on the Strategic Research Agenda with the paper “European Plant Science: a field of opportunities”, J Exp Bot, July 05