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Boosting the competitiveness
of beet with 20 tonnes of sugar
20 · 20 · 20 meeting in Reinstorf
Dr Niels Pörksen:
Nordzucker is preparing
for the future with
20 · 20 · 20.
What adjustments need to be made so
that 20 per cent of beet farmers are able
to produce 20 tonnes of sugar per hectare
in 2020? The beet procurement team
is investigating this question across the
entire Group. A large 20 · 20 · 20 meeting
took place in Reinstorf on 13 June.
The motto of the day was “Agri and
beet shape the future”, since in order
for beet to remain competitive with
other crops, yields need to be increased.
“This is the starting point of
our project 20 · 20 · 20. Since the project
was launched in 2011, we have already
handled a variety of different issues,
such as the autumn strip tilling process
on heavy soil, combined drilling or avoiding
harvest losses. Now the task is to
think ahead with our entire Nordzucker
team of advisers,” says Chief Agricultural
Officer Dr Niels Pörksen.
The task in the future, even more
so than today, will be to increase the
competitiveness of beet – one of the
conclusions of the meeting. Just how
Nordzucker benefits from international
exchange was evident in the working
groups. Colleagues from the various
Nordzucker countries came together to
discuss the issues of increasing yields,
cultivation advising, communication,
sustainability and cooperation with
farmers.
“Conditions are different in every
natural environment. However, there are
regions in our Group that are comparable
to each other. As a result, sharing
and discussing the results and findings
from various countries with colleagues
is a key part of our international cooperation
in the Group. Together we will
achieve our objective,” underscores
Niels Pörksen.
The aim of the meeting in Reinstorf
was not just to discuss what had
already been achieved and how the
results could be used in other natural
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