We intensively analyse the various aspects of sugar production in order to ensure the profitability of the sugar value chain.
We see ourselves as a platform that deals with the challenges of sugar beet cultivation. We analyse market changes, promote soil protection, optimise harvesting techniques and strengthen the transfer of knowledge for sustainable and effective practice in the sugar industry.
The DLG Committee for Sugar Beets
The DLG Committee for Sugar Beets is a multi-faceted expert committee made up of representatives from various interest groups – sugar beet cultivation including associations, the sugar industry, breeding companies and science. We discuss technical principles for the sustainable development of sugar beet production and critically observe and evaluate technical progress.
Activities and areas of responsibility of the committee
- Annual committee meeting with a specialist excursion to the growing regions
- Breeding objectives for sugar beets
- Seed quality
- Soil preparation, sowing and crop care
- Harvesting methods
- Storage, cleaning and transport to the sugar factory
Current topics
- Consequences of changing the sugar market organisation
- Organisational structures of the regional sugar industry
- Pith content of sugar beets
- Reducing the use of crop protection products in sugar beet cultivation
- Influence of harvesting techniques on soil structure
- Soil protection concepts
- Sugar beet genome project
- Bioeconomy in sugar beet cultivation
- Knowledge management/knowledge transfer in research - consultancy - practice
- Farm cooperation for more effective organisation of cultivation methods
Areas represented
- Agriculture
- Science
- Industry
- Associations
Prof. Dr. Anne-Katrin Mahlein
Institut für Zuckerrübenforschung
Holtenser Landstraße 77
37079 Göttingen, Germany
Dr. Bruno Görlach
DLG Competence Center Agriculture
Eschborner Landstraße 122
60489 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel.: +49 69 24 788-316
B.Goerlach@DLG.org
