1. Welcome Mid-Term ERA-NET SusAn Projects Seminar
Mr. Peter Paul Mertens, Department of knowledge of the Ministry of Agriculture, NL
Dr. Martin Scholten, General Director Animal Science Group, Wageningen University, NL
Dr. Elke Saggau, SusAn Coordinator, BLE, DE
Wageningen, April 2019

2. The ERA-NET Cofund SusAn
Dr. Elke Saggau – Coordinator, BLE Germany
2nd SusAn Cofunded Projects Seminar
10-11 April 2019, Wageningen

3. The ERA-NET Cofund SusAn Consortium (Ministries & Agencies)
38 partner organisations from
22 European countries:
20 Member States
2 Associated Countries
MS Partner contribution - cofunded call: € 12 Mio.
Total EU contribution: € 5 Mio.
MS Partner contribution to second joint call: € 17 Mio.
Duration of ERA NET 5 years
2016 – beginning of 2021

4. Reminder Principle of ERA NET Cofunds
ERA-NET Cofund = European Research Area Networks
An ERA-NET Cofund supports public-public partnership between Member States under Horizon 2020
The main activity of an ERA-NET Cofund is the implementation of a cofunded joint call for proposals that leads to the funding of transnational research projects
The transnational projects are funded by Member States plus the Commission (“EU top up funding”)
The ERA-NET Cofund SusAn = ERA-NET Cofund on Sustainable Animal Production

5. Reminder ERA-NET Cofund SusAn – Scope
Sustainable animal production, including animal health and welfare, but also in areas like breeding, nutrition and production systems
Research areas supporting the three pillars of sustainability -
environment , economy and society on farm, regional, national, EU and global scale

6. ERA-NET Cofund SusAn Current situation and Future activities
Two successful calls for research projects
EU cofunded call in 2016 on sustainable animal production systems with a total commitment of 16m € incl. EU Top-Up funding (14 cofunded projects)
2018 Joint Call with FACCE ERA-GAS and ICT-AGRI2 on „Novel technologies, solutions and systems to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in animal production systems” with a total commitment of 17m € (19 proposals are eligible)
Strategic Research Agenda – in progress
Trainee Programme / workshop for young scientists – autumn 2019
Seek international cooperation in research and innovation – realized within the 2nd join call

7. Timeline The Co-funded SusAn Call
Launch of the co-funded call
4th January 2016
Deadline for pre-proposal submission: 29th March 2016
74 pre-proposals were submitted
Deadline for full proposal submission: 9th September 2016
29 projects recommended for full proposal submission
Project selection: 24th November 2016
14 projects selected for funding by 23 European Funding Parties
Total funding approx. 16 Mio EUR including Top-Up funding by the EU
Cofund ERA-NET SusAn Projects Seminars
Kick Off Seminar -23rd / 24th November 2017 in Bilbao – all 14 Research projects are realized
Mid term Seminar - 10/11 April 2019 in Wageningen – all 14 projects present their current results & activities
Final Seminar – Berlin, autumn 2020

8. Research approach for Co-funded SusAn call Research Projects
Systems thinking targeting on animal production system taking into account the 3 pillars of sustainability
An integrated approach which combines all aspects that are relevant to tackle challenges and barriers.
A multi- and interdisciplinary approach which will bring together researchers from different disciplines and cross research disciplines .
A cross-scale approach which takes into account the differences between scales e.g. farm, regional, national, European and global scale.
A multi-actor approach which will encourage input and draw effort from across the European scientific and technical communities, at the fundamental, strategic and applied levels. (whole value added chain)

9. ERA-NET Cofund SusAn Mid term Project seminar Agenda

10. ERA-NET Cofund SusAn – Agenda 10th April 2019
Pitch Session – all species
Lunch with Poster Market
Presentation of Research Projects – Parallel sessions PIGS / Cattle
Presentation of Research Projects – Parallel sessions SHEEP / OTHER SPECIES
Update on WP4
CAMPUS Tour
NMG Meeting (SusAn partner only)
Social dinner

11. ERA-NET Cofund SusAn – Agenda 11th April 2019
Farm visit (by registration – only) – departure 7:00 h
Break-out workshops
Stakeholder engagement & communication
NC members workshop
Breakout workshops conclusions
Goodbye & Networking Lunch – end 13:30

12. Thank you for your attention