NFU Sugar continues to play a vital role in strongly lobbying government and collaborating with the wider supply chain, Michael explained, securing opportunities for growers in the face of changing expectations. Key among its asks of government are: Revisions and additions to ELMs. Tangible support in the face of an “ever shrinking plant protection toolbox”. A level playing field in trade policy.José Orive, Executive Director of the ISO (International Sugar Organisation) questioned what the word sugar industry of tomorrow might look like, giving examples of the actions and innovations undertaken by industries to build in resilience in the face of changing expectations: biofuels, bioplastics, leaf proteins and SAF (sustainable aviation fuel). “Around 70% of the sugar [globally] comes from cane, 30% comes from beet. But socially, environmentally [...] we are facing the same challenges. We are facing the same pressures from government and if I may be undiplomatic, we are being handcuffed with a shrinking toolbox for sugar.”