Transcript USDA Bio Economy Initiative Overview

The Bio Economy
USDA – Expanding Our
Partnership
• Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture
(NIFA)
• Rural Economic Development
• Agricultural Extension Service
Agriculture Technology Innovation
Partnership (ATIP) Foundation
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USDA/ARS Partnership
Incorporated by CFI as ATIP Foundation, LLC
CFI serves as organizing Partner
Members consist of 8 Regional USDA Partners Intermediary
– Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
– California Association for Local Economic Development
– Center for Innovative Food Technology
– Georgia Research Alliance
– Kansas BioScience Authority
– Innovate Mississippi
– Maryland Technology Development Corporation
– Wisconsin Security Research Consortium
ATIP Works With USDA
Liaison Committee
• The 4 Deputy Administrators for National
Programs
– Plant Production and Protection
– Animal Production and Protection
– Natural Resources and Sustainable
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Agricultural Systems
Nutrition Food Quality and Safety
Assistant Administrator of ARS for Tech Transfer
Chair of the Area Directors
Under Secretary Woteki
USDA’s “Four Pillars of Research”
• Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
• Animal Production and Protection
• Natural Resources and Sustainable
Agricultural Systems
• Crop Production and Protection
“Branded Food Products Database
for Public Health”
Public-Private Partnership
32 initiatives
USDA 11: “Enhancing translation of nutrition science from bench
to food supply”.
“This initiative is directed at developing public / private partnerships with the federal
science agencies and food industry to translate research outcomes into the food supply…
...International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) … and the Agricultural Technology
Innovation Partnership (ATIP) Foundation, can assist in cultivating relationships with
the food industry toward the goal of creating healthier choices in the food supply –
based on nutrition science – to advance public health ….”
Product Specific Nutrient
Data Base
• Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with International Life
Science Institute (ILSI)
• Primary Agency Partners
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USDA/ARS
US Food & Drug Administration
US Center for Disease Control
National Institutes of Health
• Primary Industry Partners
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PepsiCo Inc.
General Mills Inc.
Cargill, Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Public-Private Partnership Principles
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Have a clearly defined and doable goal to improve the health of the public
Ensure that objectives will meet stakeholder partners’ needs, with a clearly defined baseline to
monitor progress and measure success
Select objective scientific measurements capable of providing common ground for both
public- and private-sector research goals
Articulate a clear statement of work, rules, and partner roles, responsibilities, and
accountability, to build in trust, transparency, and mutual respect as core operating principles
Considering the importance of balance, ensure that all members possess appropriate levels of
bargaining power
Minimize conflict of interest by recruiting a sufficient number of partners to mitigate
influence by any single member and to broaden private-sector perspectives and expertise
Adopt research questions and methodologies established by partners with no vested financial
interest in them, ideally in the precompetitive space
Engage partners who agree upon specific and fundable research question(s) to be addressed
by the partnership
Enlist partners who are committed to the long term as well as the sharing of funding and
research data
Along with government and the private sector, include academics and other members of civil
society as partners
Be flexible and ensure ongoing transparent communications
Consider a third-party convener to ensure equality at the table, clarify rules, establish
operational guidelines, and specify funding arrangements
Listening Session
Secretary Vilsack
“USDA’s new partnership with the ATIP Foundation
and ILSI North America enhances our ability to gather
information that will ultimately help USDA and our
partners better address the root causes of obesity
and other diet-related diseases” said Vilsack. “We
are seeing positive progress in this area, as
evidenced by recent reports that indicate the diets of
American adults are improving and childhood obesity
is declining in some states. Our work is not done, and
we will continue to seek out and support initiatives
that expand our knowledge base in this critical area of
public health.”
Resilient Economic Agricultural
Practice (REAP)
• Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
• Founding Members (current)
– ADM
– Monsanto
– National Corn Growers Association
– New Holland
– DuPont Pioneer
– POET – DSM
– The National Conservancy
REAP Areas of Research
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Land Use
Crop Development
Climate Change
Landscape Integration
Land Use intensification Using
Current Crops
• Research is needed to understand near-term and long-term soil
health issues, to augment dual/multipurpose crops in the Midwest
and elsewhere
• The Proposed research will bench mark economic and
environmental impact of harvesting multiple portions (e.g., corn grain
and stover) of crops for expanded uses
• The proposed research will document changes in fertility demands
and may lead to a need for alternative crop selection criteria that
would benefit farmers, conservationists, and the post-harvest
processing industry.
• Outcomes will increase land use intensification that avoid land use
change and provides food, feed and biofuel production to support a
growing population.
• Research is needed to define complementary management of
enhance soil health and long term agricultural productivity
Development of Novel Oil Seed Crops
• Complementary research is needed to accelerate the
development and integration of new oilseed crops, such as
cuphea, camelina, and calendula into agricultural systems in
key Midwest markets in the USA. Such efforts also support
fuel biofuel development for the U.S. armed service for use in
every theater.
• The proposed research will benchmark the economic and
environments impact of new crops that complement existing
cash crops. Outcomes may lead to scaling-up production to
meet the demands of the emerging bioenergy, bioproducts,
and personnel care industries.
• Research is needed to study watershed-scale hydrological
processes to predict consequences of management practices
and variable weather that impact water and soil quality and
agricultural productivity.
Climate Change and Mitigation
• Research is needed to monitor and understand
interaction among agricultural systems for
mitigating global climate change.
• The proposed research will bench mark and
identify management strategies to enhance the
capacity of agriculture to mitigate climate
changes.
• Outcomes will offset greenhouse gas emission,
reducing climate change associated production
risks.
Landscape Integration
• Research is critical for diversifying the landscape
by integrated cover crop, perennials, and short
season oil-seed crops to provide opportunities
for additional environments services (e.g.
pollinator support) and more intensive,
sustainable land use for food, feed, and fuel
production.
• Outcomes may lead to novel marketing
opportunities to provide new seed sources, new
co-products to meet the expanding demand for
“green’ product alternatives.
International Opportunities
• New Affiliate Partnerships
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India – FICCI, DRDO
Republic of South Africa – Gauteng Provincial
Kenya – Innovative Tech Transfer Centers for Africa
Israel – MATIMOP
• New Agency Partnership
– Foreign & Commercial Service
– International Trade Administration
– US Department of Commerce
Specific Opportunities
• Trade Delegations
– Hosting
– Leading
• Business Opportunities
– South Africa – Energy Infrastructure
– Kenya – Trade Development