SBSI at a glance
In 1940, Sugar Beet Seed Agency was established which was then grown to Sugar Beet Seed Institute (SBSI) in 1988. The headquarter is located in Karaj city, 35 km west to Tehran. The institute consists of six research departments and eight laboratories and supervises 13 regional stations located in the main sugar beet production areas across the country.
Mission
– Production of sugar beet seed required by the country's sugar factories
– Conducting research projects for breeding, agronomy, sugar technology, biotechnology and seed technology
– Development of different sugar beet cultivars in accordance with different climatic conditions of the country
– Collaboration with units of management, education, and extension of sugar factories
– Supervision and control over the operation of tare-houses in the sugar factories as well as delivery of sugar beet to sugar factories