Sugar farmers from across the world gathered in Belize to exchange knowledge and best practice, marking an important step in strengthening Fairtrade relationships across borders.
Fairtrade farmers from Belize, Cuba, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Guyana, Paraguay, Mauritius and Fiji attended the meeting, which was organized by the CLAC sugar network and Fairtrade International’s GPM and PSR teams. |  |
Farmers broke into groups to analyse common challenges and look at how they can take more control over their future. Particular focus was on how to prepare for the new competitive environment when EU quotas for beet sugar and isoglucose are removed in 2017, potentially leading to a reduction in sugar imports to Europe.
We agreed sugar specific indicators to help measure and demonstrate impact, lower costs of production and achieve greater efficiency. We will start tracking these immediately, with support from the producer networks. |
