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Every sugar factory has a place where numbers are turned into decisions, and decisions are turned into consistent quality. This is the laboratory. Its work is explained in the new free online course “Sugar Factory Laboratory” on the AgriAcademy educational platform by technologists from the Astarta agro-industrial holding, writes SEEDS.

The course will help specialists combine the field and production into one clear technological chain — without sucrose losses, with transparent control and predictable results.

What is this course about?

It is a unique opportunity to see the entire journey that sugar beets take to ensure that every kilogram of sugar is of high quality — from the field to the crystal.

You will learn:

• how all the technological departments of a sugar factory are organized;
• what chemical and physical processes occur at each stage;
• what key role the laboratory plays at each stage of production.

The course focuses on systematic quality control:

• of raw materials and semi-finished products;
• of sugar compliance with DSTU requirements and customer specifications;
• of compliance with technological standards.

The course is part of a series of courses on sugar beet cultivation and processing technologies from the agro-industrial holding “Astarta.”

Other training courses from Astarta specialists are also available on the platform:

• • “Sugar beet. Raw material quality”
  • “Sunflower. Cultivation technology”
  • “Sunflower. Biological characteristics of the crop”
  • “Corn. Biological characteristics of the crop”
  • “Corn. Cultivation technology”
  • “Winter rapeseed. Cultivation technology”

Astarta is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding in Ukraine, a public European company that conducts socially responsible business and produces food products with a focus on global markets. Its main activities are concentrated in crop production, the sugar industry, dairy farming, soybean processing, grain logistics, and bioenergy.

AgriAcademy is a free online learning platform created on the initiative of the EBRD as part of its food security support program in Ukraine. Its goal is to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainable development of agriculture, which has suffered significant losses due to the war.

The creation and management of the platform (including the development of courses, educational tours, etc.) is carried out with the support and funding of the EBRD, as well as:

• The EBRD’s Multilateral Donor Account for Stabilisation and Sustainable Growth in Ukraine (donors: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union as the largest donor);
• The Republic of Ireland through the EBRD Small Business Promotion Fund (other donors to the fund: Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Taipei China, and the United States);
• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Source: https://www.seeds.org.ua/dlya-ukrainskix-agrariiv-zyavivsya-novij-osvitnij-kurs-vid-astarti-laboratoriya-cukrovogo-zavodu/