VEGAPLAN Meeting Customer De Vegaplan certificatie: een antwoord voor duurzaamheid? Tienen, 2016 08 Juni 2017 1 2 Our Our decision fo for SAI AI Ag Agenda Südzucker joined SAI Platform in July 2015 during official Co Cooperation with SAI AI Platform ceremony on EXPO SAI Results in D, F, PL and BE Good reasons for partnering with SAI: Applied Research as the basis SAI has excellent reputation amongst customers SAI concept can be used for all arable crops of a farm SAI with high competencies regarding “our” crops Südzucker - a highly active member of SAI 3 4 1
Our Our cha hallenge (I (I): ): Integration of f more than 32 32.000 gro rowers Our decision fo Our for RE REDcert REDcert - founded in 2010 by leading associations and organizations in the German agricultural and biofuel sector 17.000 17 6.500 6. 4.700 4. Approved as a certification system for the sustainability of biomass in Germany since 2010, by the European Commission since 2012 4.300 4. Certification system covers all of the steps involved in the process: production and collection of input materials processing in factories distribution to the customer Strong, robust standard with detailed regulatory framework Benchmarked by SAI 5 6 Our Our cha hallenge (I (I): ): Integration of f 20 20 su sugar fa factories Our Our goals Comply with SAI level „ Silver “ Bring ALL farmers and ALL factories on one level from first year on Timeline: To be accomplished by end of 2016 Apply one standard across Europe from the Atlantic to the Ukrainian border Keep farmers involved and motivated SAI Benchmark 7 8 2
Our re results: Germany Ag Agenda SAI Benchmark Cooperation with SAI Platform Number of farms: 17.000 SAI AI Re Results in n D, D, F, F, PL L an and BE BE % of farmers comprised: 100% 100% Applied Research as the basis Number of farmers externally audited: 130 Group certificate for farmers: YES Number of certified factories: 9 % of factories certified: 100% 100% SAI clause in beet delivery contract 2017: YES SAI equivalent level rea reached: SIL ILVER 9 10 10 Our re Our results: Fra France Our re Our results: Poland SAI SAI Benchmark Benchmark Number of farms: 6.500 Number of farms: 4.300 % of farmers comprised: 100% 100% % of farmers comprised: 100% 100% Number of farmers externally audited: 80 Number of farmers externally audited: 66 Group certificate for farmers: YES Group certificate for farmers: YES Number of certified factories: 5 Number of certified factories: 4 % of factories certified: 100% 100% % of factories certified: 100% 100% SAI clause in beet delivery contract 2017: YES SAI clause in beet delivery contract 2017: YES SAI equivalent level rea reached: SIL ILVER SAI equivalent level rea reached: SIL ILVER 11 11 12 12 3
Our Our re results: Be Belgium Ou Outlook 20 2017 – our way ay fo forward SAI Benchmark Consolidate „SILVER“ level in France and Poland Number of farms: 4700 Bring 100% of farms on „SILVER“ level in Belgium via % of farmers comprised: 70% 70% Achieve “GOLD” level for 100% of farms in Germany Number of farmers externally audited: All (3 yr) Promote SAI Platform internally and externally Group certificate for farmers: No Intensify co-operation with SAI in working groups Number of certified factories: 2 and committees % of factories certified: 100% 100% SAI clause in beet delivery contract 2017: YES* SAI equivalent level rea reached: SIL ILVER (75% of pro roduction) * Through benchmarked certification system „VEGAPLAN“ 13 13 14 14 Wh What we we stand fo for: Our mission fo for sustainable sugar beet Ag Agenda cul ultivation Reduction of input use se Sustainability – the only Cooperation with SAI Platform in beet cultivation promising way of while using technical SAI Results in D, F, PL and BE operating eco conomically progress Ap Applied Re Research as as the bas asis Research and Sustainability is an development are the ongoing process of basis for success imp mprovements Close par artnership Contract growing with our raw secures sustainable material suppliers beet cultivation 15 15 16 16 4
Mont-Blanc – 2015 Mo 2015 In n Be België: MO MONT-BLANC Mei - Juni : 3 “ Coins de • Conservation des betteraves • Bietenbewaring 2013 champs ” “onkruidbestrijding” • Choix des variétés et densité de semis • Keuze van de rassen en zaaidichtheid September: Informatiedagen 2014 rooierschauffeurs • Contrôle des adventices • Onkruidbestrijding 2015 • Fertilisation • Bemesting 2016 November: demonstratie • Semis gemechaniseerde verwijdering van • Zaai 2017 Toptex dekzeilen 17 17 18 18 Mont-Blanc 20 Mo 2016 Mo Mont Bl Blanc Inf nfo sessions “ sowing machine” for bee eets an and chi chicories Visit of fa factories fo for gro rowers an and fa family – De Dec. 20 2015 With the collaboration of : During Christmas holidays - December 2015 : IRBAB (belgian beet institute – presentation of trials results Each agronomists invites some of his growers and his family of sowing and points to pay attention for sowing machine maintenance) Personnalized factory tour and explanations by the agronomists + agro-managers CRA-W ( wallon agri. Research centre -presentation of the machines used to test the quality of chicory seeds ) Much ch ap appreciated las ast year by by group of 120 people from beet union • About 100 participants, lots of very interesting discussions and questions 19 19 20 20 5
Mo Mont-Blanc 20 2016 Pro rogress mad ade so so fa far Comparison of costs of the different mechanical weed Sugar beet cultivation on in Germany y treatments 1990 2014 Yield (efficiency per ha) Efficiency of mechanical weed management and possibility to 49 t/ha 80 t/ha +63 % use it in Belgium (available days with good conditions/year) N-fertilization 145 kg/ha 100 kg/ha -31 % Use of pesticides 28 l or kg/ha 7 l or kg/ha -75 % Diesel consumption 45 l/100 km 32 l/100 km -29 % Soil tare in sugar beet deliveries 10 % 6.7 % -33 % Share of mulch-till in the total area 9 %* 45 % +500 % * 1994 21 21 22 22 Example fo for progress: Seed protection VEGAPLAN Ins nsecticide seed treatment – protection against ins nsects after sowing Reduction of insecticide application area to less than 1 % of the field area De Vegaplan certificatie: een antwoord voor duurzaamheid? Metho hod of application Treated field area (%) Whole field (1970s) 100 100 Withi hin rows (1980s) 5 In In seed pellet (1990s) 0.6 23 23 24 24 6
JA, JA, maa aar ook an andere troeven : Enkel 1 audit voor verschillende thema’s : Kwaliteit Duurzaamheid Traceerbaarheid Voedselveiligheid “ Keten ” benadering “ Belgische ” >< “ regionale ” benadering Uitwisselbaarheid Verbeteringen: Bredere erkenning, strengere “Brand” 25 25 7
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