Together with our members, Avebe is working to make starch potato cultivation more sustainable to serve the market with innovative ingredients now and in the future.
Avebe has several trial and demo fields in the Netherlands and Germany. Here, trials and demos are set up to improve cultivation efficiency and sustainability. Our growers are invited several times a year to visit these fields.
Our subsidiary Averis Seeds B.V. develops new potato varieties with high starch and protein yields, and better disease resistance. Averis‘ potato varieties are grown sustainably in the Avebe growing area and provide at least 80% of Avebe growers’ seed potato supply.
We work with TopCrop (formerly VVAK), which is a scheme for certification in food and feed safety and sustainability. Avebe’s growers score “Gold” according to the Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) of the SAI Platform, which is an international standard for sustainable growing, looking at economic, social and environmental aspects. The standard is recognised internationally by more than 125 leading food companies.
