Polish Food Technology Platform

Polish agriculture Agricultural land: 19,2 mln ha in that: arable lands 16.3 mln ha meadows and pastures 2.9 mln ha 3,0 mln farms (average farm area 6.4 ha)

Agricultural production in Poland Total value of agricultural production mld EUR mln ton % of EU (25 ) Cereals Potatoes Sugar beets Rapeseeds Fruits Vegetables Meat Milk Eggs

Food industry in Poland Food industry in Poland Total sold production – app. 26 mld EUR 24 % share of total industrial production (6% of GNP) enterprises employment (8,4 % of total employment in industry)

Structure of the Polish enterprises in food sector in food sector

Share of national food industries in EU25 turnover, 2003

Polish food trade ballance, 2006 Polish food trade ballance, 2006 Import Export Ballance (mld EUR) Foodstuff and live animals ,90 Drinks ,04 Total ,86

Weaknesses of Polish agroindustry Lack of strategic development plan for the branch Small, underinvested farms and processing plants Problems with quality control and traceability due to “atomization” of production Very few cooperative organizations (producer’s groups, clusters etc.) Traditional, not innovative technologies prevailing Inadequate technology transfer from R&D institutions to industry, low investment in innovative technologies Lack of reliable market prognosis; no production planning, high fluctuation of production and prices Inadequate marketing and promotion

Polish Food Technology Platform Organisational structure Chairman Secretariat - legal representative of PFTP legal representative of PFTP (Dairy Plant „MLEKPOL (Dairy Plant „MLEKPOL”) Board Plenary Meeting First meeting of a core group – January 10 th, 2005 Formal launch of the Platform – February 10 th 2005 In 2006, more than 60 stakeholders Workgroups

Polish Food Technology Platform main activities Initiation of regional and technological foresights Formulation of R&D priorities in the area of food technology Participation in planning workprogramme for Polish R&D Framework Programme, Cooperation with regional and state authorities in planning innovation strategies and programmes for development Tutoring and training Platform members on clustering and initiation of organization of branch clusters Initiation of joint R&D projects, Providing information to Platform members on EC Framework Programmes

PFTP - Location of mayor stakeholders ●      R&D Institutions ● Entreprises ■ Industrial Associations ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●●● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●  ■ ■ ■ ● ● Horticultural cluster Dairy cluster

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