Polish Food Technology Polish Food Technology PlatformPlatform

Polish agriculturePolish 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 Agricultural production in PolandPoland

Total value of agricultural production - 10.7 mld EUR

mln ton % of EU (25)

Cereals 26.9 10.3Potatoes 11.0 18.5Sugar beets 11.0 8.8Rapeseeds 1.4 9.1Fruits 3.6 10.3Vegetables 5.3 8.1Meat 3.4 8.0Milk 11.9 8.1 Eggs 0.5 8.1

Food industry in Food industry in PolandPoland

Total sold production – app. 26 mld EUR

24 % share of total industrial production

(6% of GNP)

30 000 enterprises

411 000 employment

(8,4 % of total employment in industry)

Structure of the Polish enterprisesStructure of the Polish enterprises inin food sectorfood sector

6,2% 1,4%

67,1%

25,3% 1-9 employees

10-49 employees50-249 employees

over 250 employees

Share of national food industriesShare of national food industriesin EU25 turnover, 2003in EU25 turnover, 2003

Polish food trade ballance, Polish food trade ballance, 20062006

Import Export Ballance

(mld EUR)

Foodstuff and live animals 3.07 3.97 +0,90

Drinks 0.21 0.17 - 0,04

Total 3.28 4.14 +0,86

Weaknesses of Polish Weaknesses of Polish agroindustryagroindustry

• 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 PlatformPolish Food Technology PlatformOrganisational structureOrganisational structure

ChairmanChairmanSecretariatSecretariat - -

legal representative of PFTPlegal representative of PFTP(Dairy Plant „MLEKPOL(Dairy Plant „MLEKPOL”)

BoardBoardPlenary MeetingPlenary Meeting

First meeting of a core group – January 10th, 2005Formal launch of the Platform – February 10th 2005In 2006, more than 60 stakeholders

WorkgroupsWorkgroups

Polish Food Technology PlatformPolish Food Technology Platformmain activitiesmain 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

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Dairy cluster

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