Will EU changes inspire smallholder sugarcane innovation?
21 Nov 24 | Weekly podcast
Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices
This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovat...
Dr Sipho Nkambule, CEO of the Swaziland Cane Growers Association, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about potential impacts of the changes in the EU’s sugar beet quotas for cane sugar producers in southern Africa, the challenges that the changes in world market will bring about, the marketing opportunities for smallholders and the innovation that he argues will emerge as famers adapt to attract new potential buyers and revenue sources, and develop niche markets for their cane crop.
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3rd - 4th December 2024