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Shaping the EIT-Food IFF Consortium – A Dialogue with Pre-listed Solutions

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Shaping the EIT-Food IFF Consortium – A Dialogue with Pre-listed Solutions

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  1. "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."— Helen Keller June 2025

  2. Approaching Systemic Challenges Collaboratively Today, we're not just inviting you to project opportunity — we're inviting you to a shared mission. We believe responsible business is no longer optional. It is essential. And it's something we must co-create — together. Our supply chains connect us — but it's our decisions that define us. This is a chance to lead, collectively, and build solutions that are more sustainable and scalable.

  3. Döhler at a Glance. • Döhler is a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the global food, beverage and nutrition industry – Good for people, Good for planet.

  4. Challenges Are Tackled Collaboratively • Who’s here today? • Let’s go around briefly — name, role, company.

  5. Agenda • Introduction to the EIT Food IFF Opportunity • What does this opportunity entail? • 2. Our Holistic Approach • Targeting supply chains challenges, not isolated nodes. • 3. Startup Pitches • Presentations from pre-selected solutions • Future Partners Dialogue • Discussion to align on next steps and co-develop the proposal • 5. Next Steps & Wrap up

  6. The Grant Opportunity • Unlocking Innovation: The EIT Food Impact Funding Framework (IFF) • Why this matters now • EIT Food's mission & focus on systemic change in agri-food. • What the IFF is: Co-funding innovation projects that tackle complex food system challenges. • Project scope: Living Labs, systemic interventions & multi-stakeholder engagement. • Funding model: 70% EIT-Food and 30% co-financing & expected outcomes. • Deadline: 11 November 2025 • This is a challenging regulatory landscape • Opportunity for impact & action • Beyond One-Dot Thinking: A Supply Chain Approach • Industry & Fresh Market joining forces.

  7. Our Holistic Approach • This concept brings together profit and purpose • EIT-Food Alignment • The challenge: fragmented efforts vs interconnected problems • Your Living Labs approach across the three phases: - Living Lab 1 – Regenerating Soil, Growing with Precision • - Living Lab 2 – Sensing Freshness, Moving Sustainably • - Living Lab 3: Rethinking Water, Washing More Sustainably • Mission 2: A Net Zero Food System • Mission 3: Reducing Risk for a Fair and Resilient Food System

  8. Introducing GIGA – OurExecution Partner As thecoordinationandintegration lead, GIGA ensuresstructured, high-trust support acrossall partners - startups, corporates, andevaluators - sothatinnovationsdon’tjust pilot, but scale. Withdeepexperienceacross food systems innovation, GIGA connectsthedots, facilitates shared learning, andtranslates pilot resultsinto system-wide impact. 👉 Foundedand led by Christine Gould, a globallyrecognizedstrategist, innovation leader, andfounder of Thought For Food®, GIGA builds on her 20+ years of experiencecatalyzing next-gen innovation. 👉 Christine has workedwithleadingcorporates, investors, and public-sector actors - includingSyngenta, Bayer, Danone, Cargill, DSM, DHL, Google, The Rockefeller Foundation, and more - helpinginnovativesolutionsalignwith real-world market demandsandscalethroughstrategicintegration. 👉 Our team has designedandmanaged over 30 innovation pilots andecosystem programs globally. 👉 We specialize in managing complexityandacceleratingoutcomes - coordinatingmulti-stakeholder projectswithprecision, empathy, andanunwavering focus on achievingresultsthrough solutions-mindset & iterativelearning, notjustcheckingthe box. 

  9. Housekeeping • For Partners Interactive format — please unmute freely or use the chat. Tech Check🔇 Mute when not speaking💻 Having issues? Drop a message in the chat The pitching part of the session will be recorded. Slides & follow-up notes will be shared afterward For Innovators You'll have 4 minutes to pitch, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with potential partners Tech Check🔇 Mute when not speaking💻 Having issues? Drop a message in the chat Silvi will circle back right after the session with each of you via email.

  10. The floor is yours! • Startup Spotlight: Scalable Innovations for Impact • We are meant to scale — not just to test, but to transform food systems, reach farther, and multiply impact where it matters most. This project is designed for relevance beyond pilots. We aim to co-create and test scalable solutions that address systemic challenges across the ingredients supply chain — from cultivation to first transformation.

  11. Living Lab 1 – Regenerating Soil, Growing with Precision June 2025

  12. EFPolymer'Transforming AgricultureThroughOrganic Innovation' Pitchfor: ShapingtheEIT-FoodIFFConsortium-ADialoguewithPre-listed Solutions June2025|Presenter:KunijiroShimoji-COO@EFPolymer

  13. CompanyOverview Founded:2019|HQ: Japan|Production:India Founder:NarayanGurjar(OIST,Okinawa) Mission:Todevelopinnovativeorganicsolutionsthataddress globalwaterchallenges,whilepromotingsustainabilityand farmers'well-beingthroughregenerativepractices. Vision:Tobecomeaglobalreferenceincircularandorganic solutionsthattransformindustries,fromagriculturetowell- being,helpingsocietiesthriveinharmonywiththeplanet. Milestone:400tonssold globally(2024),>20,000farmers reachedin20+countriesGlobalPresence:Operations in Japan,India, France, Portugal, theU.S., Thailandandothers.

  14. Recognition&Support ForbesAsia100toWatch(2024) Minister'sAwardforEnvironmentalStartups(Japan2021) BestStartupAward 2024IndoPacificClimate Tech100 G20DIASummit–2ndPlaceAgriTechDivision MoëtHennessy&ChangeNowImpactAward Winner –WorldLivingSoilsForum2024 GlobalImpactChallengeWinner(SVGVenturesThrive) SupportedbyBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,PwC, CreditAgricole,COP28JapanRepresentative

  15. TheProblem WaterScarcity EUcountriesfacepressuretoreducewater useinfarming FertilizerCosts Fertilizercostsremainvolatileandhigh SoilDegradation Soildegradationreducesyieldsandthreatensfoodsovereignty ClimateChange Climatechangeisincreasingpressureoninputsandsustainability

  16. OurSolution 100%biodegradablein12months Absorbs50xitsweightinwater Reducesirrigationneedsbyupto40% ECOCERT(EU)+JAS(Japan)certified|EUCEMark EFPolymer—OrganicSuperAbsorbentPolymer (SAP) Absorbsandretainsnutrients,reducingfertilizeruse.Minimizesleaching anderosion,improvessoilstructure.Boosts microbialhealthand enhancessoilfertility.SafeforallcropsandFPR2019/1009compliant.

  17. WhyWeStandOut World'sOnlyCertified OrganicBiodegradableSAP Theonlysolutionwithfull organiccertificationinthe market GlobalRecognition EUCompliance AlignmentwithEUGreenDeal, CAP2023-27,REACH Recognizedbytopglobal institutions(G20,COP28, Forbes,GatesFoundation) Agile Startup Flexible,agilestartup:faster pivotandscaling Field-ProvenResults Testedunder different conditions,inmanycountries, includingIndia,Japan,Thailand, France,Italy,Portugal,USA, Argentina… CircularEconomy Madebyagriculturalwaste, masustainablefromthestart

  18. BudgetOverview ItemCost EFPGranuleformat €6,80/Kg(FOB) EFPPowderformat €6,30/Kg(FOB) QuantityrangeXX Kg/ha–YYKg/ha Pilotoperations&farmertraining(Netherlands)€XX (dependingonthetrial (plantationorestablishedone) wewillmakeandquantityoftrees/ha) LocaladaptationR&D€XX Notes:Detailedbudgettobedefinedafterwehavemoredetailontheproject QuantityRange:Shouldbenotover20Kg/haforplantation;forestablishedplantation,around800g/tree

  19. CaseStudyHighlights India(Maize,Tomato) Upto 30%yieldincrease,40%watersavings,20%fertilizerreduction Japan(Rice) 38%lessfertilizerused,+1.2t/hagain France(Olives) Enhancedsoilmoistureand fertility,under40%lessrainfall Thailand(Cassava) Strongerrootdevelopmentacrossallsoiltypes Portugal(Tomato,Okra) Upto145%improvementinwateruseefficiency BAIF(India) EFPolymer @20kg/harankedhighestingrainyieldandROI *Wearehappy toshareformalcasestudiesmadeincooperationwithreputableinstitutesanduniversitiesworldwide

  20. CaseStudyHighlights–AppleTrialinJapan Testperiod: Objective: April 26,2024,forplanting→June21,2024,forsurvey(about2months). Toinvestigatethegrowthofseedlingsundernaturalconditionsafternewappleplanting. Irrigationinterval:Irrigationwasappliedbyrain(irrigation wasusedasanemergencytreatment duetoextremelylowrainfallimmediately afterplanting). Method: Result: 20g,40g,and60gofEFPperplantweremixedintothesoil intheplantinghole. Thegerminationratewas highevenwithlittlerainfall,indicatingthatEFPsareusefulinhelpingtheplants togrow even inanaturalenvironment. Germinationrate WorkingViewMeteorologicaldataofthearea Eveninanaturalenvironment,itwas foundtobeeffectiveinassistingthe treegrowth. EFPwasmixedintothesoil ofthe dug-upplantinghole. SoilmixedwithEFPwas returned totheplantinghole.Itis importanttoirrigatewellafter returningthesoil. *Wearehappy toshareformalcasestudiesmadeincooperationwithreputableinstitutesanduniversitiesworldwide

  21. Results&Validation EFPolymerhasbeentested across20+countriesunderdiverseclimatic andsoilconditions.Keyvalidated outcomesincludeenhancedsoilporosity, microbialactivity,andresistanceto activity,andresistancetoerosion. FewHighlightsfromformaltrials: India (Maize):+28%netreturnsusing20kg/haEFP Japan(Rice):1.2t/hayieldgain,38%lessfertilizer France(Olives):Retainedyieldwith40%lesswater Thailand(Cassava):Strongerrootmassunderallsoiltypes

  22. StrategicFit Science&Sustainability Integratingscienceandsustainability fornatural,traceableinputs SupportingFarmers Buildingregenerativesupplychains fromthesoilup ScalableInnovation Deliveringinnovationsthatdrive systemicchangeacrosstheagri-food value chain EFPolymerisfullyalignedwiththemissionoftheEIT-FoodIFFConsortiumtopromotesustainable,healthy,andresource-efficient foodsystems.

  23. WhyEFPolymerisastrategicfit ValidatedTechnology Tested,validated,and certifiedtechnologythatdirectlyaddressessoilhealth,input efficiency,andclimate resilience EmpoweringGrowers Practical,easy-to-adoptsolutionsthatalignwithEUregenerativeandcircular agriculturegoals EUPresence AlreadypresentintheEU, withcertificationpathways (ECOCERT,CEMark)andinfrastructuretoscale

  24. REGENERATIVEAGRICULTURE Healthysoils, Profitable farms www.soilcapitalfarming.ag

  25. Whatwedo Foundedin2014in Belgium,weareaninternationallyoperatingBCorp companyspecialisinginregenerativeagricultureandthelow-carbon transitionoffarmingoperations. Weprovideadvisoryandmanagementservicestailoredtoinvestors, farmmanagers,andlandowners,focusingontransitioningfarming businessestoregenerativepractices. Leveragingpioneeringknowledge,decadesoffieldexperience,and moderntechnologies,weaimtoenhanceoperationalresultsandscale upregenerativeagriculturetoaddresstheclimateemergencythrough agronomicbestpracticesandenvironmentalimpactassessment. TechnicalSupport FarmManagement BusinessAdvisory

  26. Our Experience since2015 Pastprojects SouthAfrica,Nigeria,RD- Congo,Sudan,Madagascar, Azerbaijan,Georgia,Mongolia, CostaRica,Surinam,Australia, California,Romania,Peru Crops Fruits Livestock Actualprojects Belgium,France,UK, Denmark,Poland,Baltics, Argentina,Uruguay,Brazil, Portugal,Turkey, 48 Farmsinwhichwe’vehad management responsibility 22 Countriesinwhich we’vemanaged farms 62 Typesofcropsand fruitsorlivestock expertise 215k Hectaresoflandunder managementoradvice

  27. Strong Farm Management SoilCapitalFarminghasestablishedarobustnetworkinvariousgeographies,enablingcomprehensivefarm operationsmonitoring,investmentand managementstrategies,aswellasfinancial,operational, andESG reportingforsubstantiallong-termprojects. WeAdviseinMultipleFields,WeManagefortheLongTerm ESGImpact Assessment Broad-acrecrops Businessmodelling& Financialreporting Livestock&grasslands Landplanningand farmredesign Localadministration andcompliance Machineryand equipment Humanressources Due diligenceand feasibilitystudies Fruitandtreecrops

  28. Roadmap-Transitiontoregenerativeagriculture Exampleappliestobroad-acrecroppingsystems 30%areawithwintercover crops,50% non-GMOcrops. Livestock:organictransition, pasturecroppingandholistic grazingtrials Soilmapping&landscape redesign 50% companioncropand 100%greenallyearround (covercrop) Treeplanting 30%ofthe target Eliminationofinsecticides Initiationoforganic certification Treeplanting:100%of target Regenerative Sequestering Carbon 100%Green Fields Soil Conservation Carbon Neutral 30%holisticgrazing+20% pasturecropping 15%reductionofpesticides, 20%syntheticfertiliser replacementbyorganic fertiliser trialsofmechanicalweeding, covercropsandrowcropping 50%organicfertiliser Treeplanting:60%of target

  29. CaseStudy RegenAgCitrusPilotin SaoPablo&MinaGerais,Brazil KickOff 2024 Designandimplementationof aRegenAgpilotprogramme throughoutcitrusfarm portfolio SaoPablo&Minas Gerais, Brazil PerennialCrops: CitrusOrchard 5yearsproject Phase1:StrategicReview Phase2:RegenAgPilot Phase3:ScaleUp LargeScale Industrial

  30. SoilCapitalFarming RegenerativeAgriculture ThomasLecomte|+324975599 01 t.lecomte@scf.ag|www.scf.ag Perwez,Belgium Followus linkedin|instagram SoilISCapital

  31. Together, towards a better forecast performance Theo Slaats - CEO

  32. Complexity of manual forecasting CO2 Too many factors are influencing plant growth and fruit development, which are hard to be processed all by humans.So –as humans- we usually use a perceived value of 1 or 2 factors to feed our gut feeling to create an estimated forecast, which can also be heavily impacted by the emotions of that moment.

  33. Our SmartCropCameraaccurately and effortlessly measures the crop and its surroundings over time. • Collected data is uploaded to our cloud platform, where advanced algorithms analyse and enrich it, transforming raw information into precise insights. • These insights are delivered through intuitive dashboards and tools, giving growers real-time, actionable recommendations to make informed decisions and improve outcomes. Our solution 1. Automated crop data acquisition 2. Cloud based data platform and AI processing 3. Actionable tools and dashboarding CO2

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