OUR LATEST NEWS

23 May
PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN PRODUCERS MOBILISE TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE AND ITS PRODUCTION MODEL

 

CIBE is pleased to be part of this Alliance for the defense of the European Agriculture and invite you as well to support its future initiatives and to support a diversified European Agriculture.

 

14 May
CIBE-CEFS OPEN LETTER TO THE EU COMMISSION AND THE AGRI COUNCIL

 

CIBE-CEFS joint appeal on EU-Mercosur negotiations has been sent amid the Agri Council today that is discussing this issue and the inter-session discussions between EU and Mercosur negotiators that are take place this week. 

 

23 Apr
JOINT LETTER EU COURT RULING ON MUTAGENESIS - SCOPAFF 25 APRIL

 

22 associations including CIBE have co-signed a joint letter that expressed common views following the EU Court Ruling on Mutagenesis.

 

19 Mar
CIBE PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEAN BEET GROWERS MAKE AN URGENT APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION AND MEMBER STATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON SUGAR

 

At a crucial turning point regarding the sustainability of sugar beet growing and in an unprecedented EU sugar market crisis, with sugar and beet prices at record lows, the CIBE President Eric Lainé highlighted to the High Level Group on Sugar today the 3 major challenges that sugar beet growers have to face: productivity & competitiveness, resilience and adjustment to markets.

 

19 Sep
CIBE PRESS RELEASE: THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE EU BEET SUGAR SECTOR IS WITHOUT PRECEDENT: CIBE CALLS FOR URGENT RESPONSES AND ACTION

 

One year following the end of the quota regime, with world and EU sugar prices having reached historically low levels this summer, well below the reference threshold and the cost of production in the EU, the beet sugar sector in the EU continues to experience severe turbulences.

 

OTHER NEWS

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See how the beet sugar sector is working hard to develop sustainable alternatives to respond to the ban of some key plant protection products.

Such alternatives will most likely have to consist of a combination of techniques and approaches. To develop and successfully implement these will require time, several years and considerable financial investment.




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CIBE Position Paper

EU Farm to Fork & EU Biodiversity Strategies


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#FollowTheBeet

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Agriculture & Progress

 

CIBE is part of Agriculture & Progress, a platform for sustainable crop production and plant protection techniques.

 

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EUBSSP

 

In October 2013, the European beet growers (CIBE), sugar producers (CEFS) and trade unions of the food and agriculture sector (EFFAT) have formalised a landmark agreement to jointly highlight and report on representative Good Practices of sustainable production of beet sugar in the EU.

 

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AgroCycle

CIBE takes part in the AgroCycle project, a Sino-EU collaborative research venture, funded by the European Commission under its Horizon 2020 programme to create a protocol for the implementation of the 'circular economy' across the agri-food sector.

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SUGAR BEET AND SUSTAINABILITY


 

 

In October 2013, the  European Beet Growers  (CIBE), sugar producers  (CEFS)  and trade unions  of the  food and  agriculture  sector  (EFFAT)  have  formalised  a  landmark  agreement  to  jointly  highlight and report on  representative  Good Practices of  sustainable production of beet sugar in the EU.

 

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SUGAR BEET & GOOD PRACTICES