Presentation of the French Horse Industry May, 14th 2011 Pôle de compétitivité 1 Filière équine
Aurore FOURSIN Frédéric CHAUVEL - 2 -
SUMMARY The horse industry - In France - In Lower Normandy A regional cooperation The Lower Normandy Horse Council A national network The France s horse industry economic cluster The European network - 3 -
The horse industry in France An economic industry About 70 000 jobs in France Near to 900 000 registered equines of which 95 000 mares and 7000 stallions Near to 45 000 breeders (on average 2 mares per breeders) In France, horse riding is the most important sport after tennis and football in terms of numbers of riders ( more than 560 000 riders members of the French Federation of Horse Riding) Near to 250 racecourses in activity -4-
The horse industry in France An economic industry More than 10 Billions of euros of financial flows in France (More than 100 Billions of euros of economic impacts in Europe) +10%per year for international exchanges for 10 years (France is the 4th largest exporter in the world) France = around the 4th global position in equine research (in terms of scientific publications or technologic transfers) France = 1st organizer of international equestrian competitions in the world -5-
The horse industry in Lower Normandy Importance of the Lower Normandy A land of production : Thoroughbreds French trotters French Saddle Horses -6-
La filière équine en France Importance of Lower-Normandy More than 10 000 jobs in equine sector in Lower Normandy Different companies : Leading equine research units, including a few structures of worldwide notoriety as the Equine Locomotion Pathology Centre (CIRALE), the Study and Research Equine Pathology Laboratory (LERPE-ANSES), the Frank Duncombe Laboratory. -7-
The horse industry in Lower Normandy The Lower Normandy is also: 1st breeding region 1st region in number of training centres specialized in horse industry 2 nd region in number of equine scientific publications (after Paris) A good network of services for studs and horses Normandy is the 1st region regarding the number of horse riders per inhabitant The land of the next World Equestrian Games - 8 -
Lower Normandy Horse Council France s horse industry economic cluster European network - 9 -
A regional cooperation: the Lower Normandy Horse Council How to develop the horse industry? First of all, we need to cooperate. Cooperation between every sector of the horse industry: break the walls between thoroughbred, trotter and sport horse sectors. Cooperation between breeders, trainers, sales, vets and other companies around the horse (products and services sold to the different actors) This is the aim of the Lower Normandy Horse Council -10-
A regional cooperation: the Lower Normandy Horse Council The Lower Normandy Horse Council is an example of regional cooperation. Initiated in 1997, by the socio-professionals, the Lower Normandy Horse Council is the 1st Horse Council created in France in order to determine the structure of the industry. It was of general interest to structure the common objectives of the different horse families as defined by the Lower Normandy Horse Council. Among the common goals of the families and in public interest, the Lower Normandy Horse Council defines priority actions to support and develop the industry. - 11 -
A regional cooperation: the Lower Normandy Horse Council The role of The Lower Normandy Horse Council is to: - Bring together different parts of the whole industry and promote their collaboration, - Coordinate initiatives and actions taken within the industry, - Design and implement transverse projects for the industry, - Promote the industry generally in all its dimensions (economic, social, environmental, sport, educational, technical, scientific, cultural...) - Represent the whole industry and forward its projects to public (Europe, State, local authorities...) and private institutions.
A regional cooperation: the Lower Normandy Horse Council How it works? Membership of national and regional associations which nominate one or several representatives in the region Meeting of professionnal groups for each thematic Subsidies of local administration Agreement with local administration that each equine project which asks for public subsidies needs to be analysed by the horse council before decision of the administration - 13 -
Normandy Horse Council France Horse cluster European network - 14 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster How to be competitive in the future horse industry? We still need to cooperate, but with a specific point of view: Cooperation between all the horse industry, researchers and educational programs. It is the concept of cluster like the well known silicon valley. It is the theory of economic clusters developed by Mickaël Porter and which we can be applied to horse industry. - 15 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster Creation of the France s horse industry economic cluster Thanks to its different assets and the will of its actors, the Lower-Normandy horse industry stood as a candidate, in 2004, to have a national cluster dedicated to the horse industry on its land. In 2005, the French government gave the certification for a Horse industry Economic cluster designed to enable France to hold a leading international position in the industry. It was the beginning of the first cluster in the world dedicated to the horse industry with a such organization (Kentucky in USA has developed the Equine initiative, in 2007). - 16 - Initially, France s horse industry economic cluster was supported by the Lower-Normandy Horse Council until 2010 when it became an association in itself.
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster French economic clusters goals: France s economic clusters aims to improve the relations between : Research Industry Education and create a dynamic of innovation on each particular subject (horse industry for us). = the 3 keys of French clusters - 17 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster The economic development: Those 3 keys of the horse industry are linked in the equine cluster by a same global objective = the economic development. In order to follow this goal, 2 tools are used: A network of innovative companies, research centres and education schools A role of supporting innovative projects so as to strengthen the excellence of the French horse industry. - 18 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster The France s horse industry economic cluster s actions Support its members in theirs projects Help them to find the good partners Put them in touch with the appropriate services Help them in their financial process Certify and follow theirs projects Liven up the network of members Send invitations to different meetings Give specialized information Listen to their expectations To facilitate the strategic intelligence Monitoring on «research», «industrial patent», «innovative products», «foreign markets»
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster Example of projects: O HARAS : cooperation between a software company (not specialized), the laboratory and the National stud in order to create a global software for studs (all aspects of payment, health controls and administration) GYROTAINER : creation of a package for cold transport (for semens) by a start-up PROTEO from Théault & FILOVAN from MTM : new trucks for horses - 20 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster Example of projects: GENEQUIN research project on genomics with 600 horses to be presented by studs (in Normandy but with research teams of Belgium and INRA) MASTER OF EQUINE SCIENCE AND BUSINESS : creation of a high level program with the agronomic engineers school of Burgundy, the universities of Normandy and Kentucky and professionnals in horse industry proposed by the equine cluster - 21 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster Example of projects: EQUIRESSOURCES : national centre for human ressources in the horse industry 388 persons found a job by this service in 2010 (half in Lower Normandy, half in the rest of France) RESPE (Réseau d Epidémio-Surveillance des Pathologies Equines) : organisation of a network of 330 private equine vets in order to alert in case of development of equine pathology - 22 -
A national network: The France s horse industry economic cluster Objectives for the future Development of new projects A platform for research and development : Caen-Dozulé A place for knowledge transfer for a skilled labour : Haras du Pin Welcoming of new activities : studs, services or factories, research teams Cooperation with international research partners - 23 -
Normandy Horse Council France Horse cluster European network - 24 -
The european network In the context of globalization and to strengthen the horse industry, it is also necessary to break the walls between regions and countries. Today, within the framework of globalisation, the horse industry is clearly an international industry from an economic standpoint. The economic growth of emerging countries is strenghtening this position on the world market. The worldwide exchanges of horses are increasing by +10%/year in value. Europe wants to be competitive in the world (Lisbonne strategy). - 25 -
Measures to Strengthen the Horse Industry: European network Cooperations are necessary for a such economic opportunity : The horse industry is a specialized market, but it does not mean a non interesting market from an economic point of view. Thus, different organization have created together the European Horse Network which has already worked on european figures (information on www.europeanhorsenetwork.eu). There are some innovative projects to develop for the good of the european horse industries Organised cooperation is better for excellence than separate cluster initiatives
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