Poland
Sugar beet farming system
The purpose of this Testing Ground is the development of an insetting business model aimed at increasing incentives for regenerative farming practices – named by our stakeholders SoilProfit. It focuses on the improvement of soil quality and achievement of optimal benefits for involved actors in the value chain (e.g., remuneration for farmers, carbon footprint reduction, lower costs and positive image for processors). The common purpose of the stakeholders for further development of the case is the improvement of soil quality, increased yields, and environmental protection (i.e., reducing GHG emissions in sugar beet production). Apart from the farmers, each SHBM actor (sugar factory, carbon certification company, input providers, advisors, intermediaries, consumers, and financial institutions, policymakers, NGOs) has an additional particular interest..
![Healthy soil sugar beets](https://soilvalues.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Design-sans-titre-17.png)
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Relevance
Currently there is no successful soil quality business model established in Poland. However, the case is supported by significant bottom-up model interest from various stakeholders and will help determine how to improve soil-based ecosystem services (SES) generated in Poland.
![farmer women](https://soilvalues.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/farmer-women.png)
Actors
4 sugar beet farmers, 1 Suger company (NordZucker), carbon certification company, research institute (IRWiR PAN)
![farmer](https://soilvalues.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/farmer.png)
Farmer involvement
Farmers are involved in all aspects of the TG and are part of The National Union of Sugar Beet Growers (KZPBC) which brings together c.a. 20,000 sugar beet farmers.
![carrots](https://soilvalues.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/carrots.png)
Who is rewarded?
Farmers are rewarded.
![tool](https://soilvalues.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tool.png)
Resources
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Piotr Gradziuk
TG lead
pgradziuk@irwirpan.waw.pl
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Katarzyna ZawaliĆska
IRWiR PAN Team Leader
kzawalinska@irwirpan.waw.pl
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Contact
Get in touch with us by sending an e-mail to info.soilvalues@kuleuven.be