FP7 European Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)

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This information is based on that presented by the CORDIS website in a section that is devoted specifically to the concept of the KBBE and privides information on funding, including contact details for Scientific Officers responsible for individual actions detailed in various calls for project submissions.

Enhancing the development of the KBBE concept is the primary aim of more than € 1.9 billion to be spent during the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) funding the theme entitled Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology

This theme is built around three major activities':

• sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments;
• fork to farm: Food (including seafood), health and well-being;
• life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes.

The KBBE will play an important role in a global economy, where knowledge is the best way to increase productivity and competitiveness and improve our quality of life, while protecting our environment and social model. It is a sector estimated to be worth more than € 1.5 trillion per year.

KBBE addresses the following needs:

• growing demand for safer, healthier, higher quality food;
• sustainable use and production of renewable bio-resources;
• increasing risk of epizootic and zoonotic diseases and food related disorders;
• sustainability and security of agricultural, aquaculture and fisheries production;
• increasing demand for high quality food, taking into account animal welfare and rural and coastal contexts and response to specific dietary needs of consumers.

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