Our missions

Our missions

The World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG) is the international organisation which groups together the national and regional associations of sugar beet and sugar cane growers at international level.

WABCG has 37 member associations uniting sugar beet and sugar cane growers from the five continents. WABCG is present in 34 countries, producing 60% of world sugar production.

WABCG is a non-political organisation in close contact with other international organisations in the sugar sector and, in particular, the International Sugar Organization (ISO). It is fully financed and controlled by its member organisations.

The two main objectives of WABCG are the following :

    • to contribute towards the economic, technical and social well-being of beet
      and cane growers, by organising an exchange of information and ideas on all problems encountered in the sector.

    • to contribute towards strengthening the professional representation of beet and cane growers in national and international fora

Sharing knowledge and ideas is the key action, and reason for being, of WABCG.

Growers’ associations benchmark their activities and visions during conferences and trips, but also via studies and documents, which are shared amongst members and outside the association.
Every month, members’ associations receive:

    • our traditional ‘FlashMarket’:
      a 9-page document whose goal is to help growers’ associations understand sugar and ethanol fundamentals, but also currency movements, oil and
      grain markets and freight developments.

    • our ‘News from WABCG’:
      a magazine giving information on about the latest developments and lobbying activities of growers’ associations around the world.

At a rhythm of about once a year, a detailed study is conducted and shared. Amongst the latest studies, the following have been published and are now references for the sector:

    • How is the value of beet and cane
      shared between growers and factories throughout the world?

    • How is the transparency of the assessment of the value of sugar beet and sugar cane delivered by growers around the world guaranteed?

    • What technical support is available
      to beet and cane growers around the world? 

    • Certification and segmentation: How is extra value is given to sugar beet and cane growers around the world?

    • Carbon farming: is it really an opportunity for cane & beet growers?

 

Our missions

The World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG) is the international organisation which groups together the national and regional associations of sugar beet and sugar cane growers at international level.

WABCG has 37 member associations uniting sugar beet and sugar cane growers from the five continents. WABCG is present in 34 countries, producing 60% of world sugar production.

WABCG is a non-political organisation in close contact with other international organisations in the sugar sector and, in particular, the International Sugar Organization (ISO). It is fully financed and controlled by its member organisations.

The two main objectives of WABCG are the following :

    • to contribute towards the economic, technical and social well-being of beet
      and cane growers, by organising an exchange of information and ideas on all problems encountered in the sector.

    • to contribute towards strengthening the professional representation of beet and cane growers in national and international fora

Sharing knowledge and ideas is the key action, and reason for being, of WABCG.

Growers’ associations benchmark their activities and visions during conferences and trips, but also via studies and documents, which are shared amongst members and outside the association.
Every month, members’ associations receive:

    • our traditional ‘FlashMarket’:
      a 9-page document whose goal is to help growers’ associations understand sugar and ethanol fundamentals, but also currency movements, oil and
      grain markets and freight developments.

    • our ‘News from WABCG’:
      a magazine giving information on about the latest developments and lobbying activities of growers’ associations around the world.

At a rhythm of about once a year, a detailed study is conducted and shared. Amongst the latest studies, the following have been published and are now references for the sector:

    • How is the value of beet and cane
      shared between growers and factories throughout the world?

    • How is the transparency of the assessment of the value of sugar beet and sugar cane delivered by growers around the world guaranteed?

    • What technical support is available
      to beet and cane growers around the world? 

    • Certification and segmentation: How is extra value is given to sugar beet and cane growers around the world?

    • Carbon farming: is it really an opportunity for cane & beet growers?

 

Our members

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Our Members

WABCG has 37 members associations from 34 different countries, uniting millions of cane growers and beet growers from the 5 continents within a single forum. In total, WABCG is present in 34 countries, producing 60% of world sugar production.

All national and/or regional organisations of independent beet and cane growers can become members of WABCG (including cooperative grower-owned sugar factories) providing that the WABCG Council recognises these organisations as being largely representative of the beet and cane growers in the country concerned.

All the member organisations are represented on the WABCG Council which is the decision-making body of the World Association.

WABCG has 37 members associations from 34 different countries, uniting millions of cane growers and beet growers from the 5 continents within a single forum. In total, WABCG is present in 34 countries, producing 60% of world sugar production. All the member organisations are represented on the WABCG Council which is the decision-making body of the World Association.
South Africa

CANEGROWERS – South African Cane Growers’ Association

Germany

DNZ - Dachverband Norddeutscher Zuckerrübenanbauer e.V.

RRV – Rheinischer Rübenbauer Verband e.V.

VSZ – Verband Süddeutscher Zuckerrübenanbauer e.V.

Australia

Australian CANEGROWERS

Austria

VÖR Vereinigung Österreichischer Rübenbauernorganisationen

Belgium

CBB - Confédération des Betteraviers Belges

Belize

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA)

Brazil

ORPLANA – Organização de Plantadores de Cana da Região Centro-Sul do Brasil

Chile

Federacion NaciÏŒnal de Remolacheros (FENARE)

Colombia

Procaña

Ivory Coast

FEPCANVICI – Fédération des Producteurs de Canne Villageoise

Denmark

Danske Sukkerroedyrkere

USA

RRVSGA – Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers’ Association

Fiji

SCGC – Sugar Cane Growers’ Council

Finland

MTK - Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners

France

CGB - Confédération Générale des Planteurs de Betteraves

Honduras

Unión de Productores de Caña de Azúcar del Sur

Japan

HOKUREN (Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, Sugar Beet Division)

Malawi

SUGAM - Sugarcane Growers Association of Malawi

Mauritius

Mauritius sugar syndicate

Mexico

Union Nacional de Cañeros, A.C.-CNPR

Morocco

UNAPPSM – Union Nationale des Associations de Producteurs des Plantes Sucrières du Maroc

Nicaragua

Asociación de Productores Privados de Caña de Azùcar de Occidente

Netherlands

Royal Cosun

Romania

FCSZR - FEDERATIA CULTIVATORILOR DE SFECLÄ‚ DE ZAHÄ‚R DIN ROMÄ‚NIA

United Kingdom

NFU Sugar Board

Swaziland

SCGA – Swaziland Cane Growers’ Association

Sweden

SBC – Betodlarna

India

Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI)

Sudan

Kenana Sugar Company Ltd

Tanzania

TASGA – Tanzania Sugarcane Growers’ Association

Türkiye

Pancar Ekicileri Kooperatifleri BirliÄŸi (Pankobirlik)

Kenya

Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers

Ouganda

Greater Busoga Sugarcane Growers Cooperative Union Ltd

Europe

EUROPE : C.I.B.E. – Confédération Internationale des Betteraviers Européens

The Philippines

CONFED

Events

Events

Annual Meetings

Every year, WABCG organises an international meeting between the member organisations. These events are attended by international delegates and give the beet and cane growers an opportunity to play a leading role in examining and taking up the challenges in the sugar sector. These meetings are hosted by a member country and are usually organised during the first semester of the year. Every three years, this meeting is the opportunity to elect the WABCG Executives and the President, who alternates between a sugar cane and sugar beet representative.

WABCG/ISO Consultation

Every November, WABCG organises an annual consultation with the International Sugar Organization (ISO) in London (United Kingdom)

Events

Annual Meetings

Every year, WABCG organises an international meeting between the member organisations. These events are attended by international delegates and give the beet and cane growers an opportunity to play a leading role in examining and taking up the challenges in the sugar sector. These meetings are hosted by a member country and are usually organised during the first semester of the year. Every three years, this meeting is the opportunity to elect the WABCG Executives and the President, who alternates between a sugar cane and sugar beet representative.

WABCG/ISO Consultation

Every November, WABCG organises an annual consultation with the International Sugar Organization (ISO) in London (United Kingdom)

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Governance

Governance

 

President : Owen Menkens (Australia)

Vice-Presidents :

Bruno Rangel (Brazil)

Ulf Wegener (Germany)

Guillaume Gandon (France)

           

Cane representatives & substitute :

Carlos Blackaller (Mexico)

Martha Betancourt (Colombia)

Thomas Funke (South Africa)

Clovis Bony (Ivory Coast)

José Mayorga-Sirera (Nicaragua)

Jacqueline Sauzier (Mauritius)

 

Beet representatives & substitute :

Lars Bäksted (Sweden)

Arwin Bos (Netherlands)

Markus Schoeberl (Austria)

Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Japan)

Ramazan Erkoyuncu (Turkiye)

Troels Frandsen (Denmark)

 

Executive Secretary :

Timothé Masson & Véronique Poncet (Assistant)