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Transcript of SojaPlus workshop4 - Sustentabilidade UE_Universidade de Bologna
Cesare Zanasi: Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
EU-Brazil Soy production and trade
Contribution to a Sustainable Development
1 Climate change and clean energy
2 Sustainable transport
3 Sustainable consumption and
production
4 Conservation and management of
natural resources
6 Public health5 Social inclusion, demography and
migration 7 Global poverty and Sustainable
Development challenges
SEVEN KEY CHALLENGES
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EU Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS)
GLOBAL POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
Overall objective
To actively promote sustainable development worldwide
ensure that the European Union’s internal and external policies are consistent with
global sustainable development and its international commitments
HOW?
AN EXAMPLE
EU and Brazil Sustainable Agriculture Agreement
Rio+20
EU and Brazil sustainable agriculture agreement - Rio+20
- Share best practice and knowledge on sustainable agriculture
- Strengthen relations and information exchange to ensure that any issues that may arise are resolved effectively
- Encourage innovation, as well as increasing productivity
- Trade and technical working groups may be set up by the end of the year, or early in 2013
• Greenhouse gas emissions• Use of land and water resources• Pollution• Depletion of phosphorus• Impact of chemical products such as herbicides and
pesticides(EIPRO Report)
EU MAIN FOOD STAINABILITY STRATEGY ISSUES
EU FOOD SUSTAINABILITY FUTURE STRATEGY
1. Sustainable intensification of the elements of food production systems building on existing technologies and knowledge systems
2. Developing radically new farming systems : “Systems are needed that enhance sustainability while maintaining productivity in ways that protect the natural resource base and ecological provisioning of agricultural systems”
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF THE EU FOOD INDUSTRY
ENSURE A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE EUROPEAN AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY
Source: High Level Group (HLG) on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry
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RECOMMENDATION NO1
Sufficient supply of competitively priced raw-materials
Design environmental and sustainable industrial policy tominimize costs and maximize opportunities for the European agro-food industry
IN SHORTSUSTAINABILITY BUT LOW COST
RELEVANT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING FOOD COMPETITIVENESS
Facilitate access of SMEs to global markets / food chains
Ensure optimal functioning of the entire food chain by addressing the relationships among the food chain players
Promote clarity and coherence of information for consumers
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IN SHORTINCREASE COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY ALONGTHE FOOD CHAIN
RELEVANT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING FOOD COMPETITIVENESS
Better promote international trade standards
Enhance respect of intellectual property rights by third countries
Define position of the European agro-food industry in the global market and improve the support given to exporting companies
IN SHORTSUPPORT EU TRADE AND EXPORTS ALSO THROUGH INTERNATIONAL TRADE STANDARDS PROMOTION
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RELEVANT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING FOOD COMPETITIVENESS
EU Food sustainability strategy consistency with food industry competitiveness
WHAT SHOULD THE EU DO ?
BALANCING LOWERING COSTS
EU AGRICULTURE TRADE BARRIERS & EXPORT SUPPORT
WITH
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
SEEMS A DIFFICULT EXERCISE
EU International RoleIt is in the interest of the EU, to act in favor of a global equitable governance of resources and of food exchanges, preserving both global availability of food and local access to food
WHY?
because of its dependence on external mineral resources, its position as a major player in the global food markets (both as importer and exporter)
• identify coalitions for a better multilateral governance with all countries, and particularly with emerging countries
• better analyze the consequences of domestic European policies on food security and the environment in the rest of the world
HOW?
Source: SCAR EU (2010): Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource-constrained world, p.94.
SOY AND SUSTAINABILITY
KEY SOY SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
FOR THE EU INDUSTRY
• GMO • DEFORESTATION
SOY AND SUSTAINABILITY
WIDESPREAD EU VISION ON SOY TRADE
BUT: SOY efficient source of proteins
SOY AND TRADE WITH EUPort of Rotterdam - the Netherlands
Key challenges
Demand for imported soy - EU
Dependency on soy import from third countries
The approximately 400,000 hectares of soya grown in EU only produce around 3% of EU needs
3%
46%51%
Share of Soy beans and Soy cake Supply to EU 2012/2013
EU internal supply
IMPORT from Brazil
Rest of the World
REST OF THE WORLD
EU
BRAZIL
THE EU COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES RELATED TO SOY IMPORT
Importance of soy to EU agriculture: soy meal for animal feeding
OIL SEEDS EU BALANCHE SHEET 2013/2014 .000 T OIL SEEDS MEALS EU BALANCHE SHEET 2013/2014 .000 T
EU INITIATIVES NO-GM
EU INITIATIVES NO-GM SOY
EU INITIATIVES NO-GM SOY
EU food Sustainability future strategy
Source: DG Agriculture and Rural Development.
The CAP post-2013: From challenges to reform objectives
EU food Sustainability future strategy
Source: DG Agriculture and Rural Development.
The new greening architecture of the CAP
LESS KNOWN FACTS IN EU: SOY MORATORIUM
Key challenges
Demand for imported soy - EU
Sustainability initiatives can be relevant to export soy to EU
EU- ORGANIC LOGO
SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND INITIATIVES
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY
The food industry big players are increasingly involved in
sustainability
Due to Civil Society (NGOs) and Investors (BANKS) pressure
The McDonald’s approach
McDonald’s® partnered with Greenpeace International, the Brazilian government and others in the industry
to establish a moratorium on the purchase of soy for feed from recently deforested regions of the Amazon.
LARGE PRIVATE COMPANIESSOURCING TARGETS
LARGE PRIVATE COMPANIESSOURCING TARGETS
CURRENTLY (2012) Sources 30% of its agricultural raw materials sustainably
AIM Reach : 100% sustainable sustainable soy bean by 2014
Reach100% of sustainable raw material by 2020
CONSEQUENCES
Increasing Sustainable
need forFood
RED Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC)
Sustainability and EU energy supply
The only EU regulation specifically defining the“Sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquid” (Art.17) and their calculation (Annex V)
Sustainability criteria apply to biofuels/bioliquids produced in the EU and to imported biofuels/bioliquids
FOLLOWS the RED Directive
Sustainability and EU energy supply
Different voluntary schemes have been created allowing for export to the EU of certified soy for Biofuel use
Communication from the Commission on voluntary schemes and default values in the EU biofuels and bioliquids sustainability scheme (2010/C 160/01)
For the purpose of certification, the whole production chain from the farmer growing the feedstock up to the biofuel producer or trader is checked by independent auditors.
Potential for expansion of environmentally and
ethically oriented soy production and trade in EU
and Latin America
CONSEQUENCES
LACK OF SUSTAINABLE SOY SUPPLY
A limited supply of sustainable soy is recognized as one of the primary impediments to the expansion of these markets (……)
• comply with sustainability certifications rules is difficult• competiveness of GM soy • difficulty in segregating sustainable soy for export
This leads to • higher costs of production and distribution of sustainable
soy • less confidence on products origin and their compliance to
certification rules
Why?
The relatively low prices for sustainable soy in EU further constrain the trade of sustainable soy
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
• Specific and organic legislation on sustainable food production
• Public support to sustainable soy trade to increase the volumes traded and improve the supply chain efficiency (including logistics)
• Facilitate sustainability compliance implementation
• Improve dialogue between EU and Latin America
• Consumers’ awareness rising
How clear is the perception of sustainability problems in the EU and LA?
How the existing environmentally and ethically oriented food quality standards effectively increase sustainability?
How can the different EU and Latin American stakeholders reduce the technical barriers to trade for sustainable products?
BUT……
The different Latin American and EU environmental, economic and social contexts
The different dimensions of sustainability and their relevance for the two continents
The impact on sustainability of existing standards and initiatives related to production and trade between Latin America and EU
THROUGH
Enhancing our knowledge on
WHY EU AND LATIN AMERICA NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
“Building bridges, engaging partners and building stronger alliances at regional and international level”Council of the European Union: “Conclusions on Rio+20: Outcome and follow-up to the UNCSD 2012 Summit”
PROJECTCONTRIBUTION
Main Objectives
Sustainable development of Latin American
soya and beef supply chains
Enhance EU beef and soy related industries
competitiveness and sustainability
SALSA E-PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT FOR BRAZIL
Head quarters
Manager
QM Employee A
Regional office
Director
Production Unit
QM Employee B
QM Employee C
Creation of a structure of usersAssignment of functions
Perform operations
HOW CAN SALSA E-PLATFORM ASSIST?
1. Create users and companies
2. Create navigation menu for users and companies
3. Assign access to folder and assign permissions
4. Analyze CO2 emissions
5. Create private checklists
6. Assign checklist to sub-users
7. Perform audit
8. Record audit
9. Publish a confidential document
10.Assign “editors” rights to sub-users
11.Embed the appropriate video in the CMS
LIST OF FUNCTIONS
SALSA and Soja Plus
• Process and products innovations• Positive impact on soy farms performances• Enhancement of soy conformity to EU standards, regulations,
and industries’ needs• SUSTAINABLE TRADE WITH EU
BY IMPROVING THE EU-BRAZIL NETWORK ANDADAPTING THE SALSA APPROACH TO SOJA PLUS
INSTANCES WE CAN SUPPORT
THANKS!